軽侮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軽	侮
けい Grade: 3	ぶ Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
輕侮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be a learned borrowing from Chinese 輕侮 / 轻侮 (qīngwǔ). Not attested in Japanese until 1864.^[1] Compare modern Mandarin 輕侮／轻侮 (qīngwǔ, “to insult”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けーぶ [kéꜜèbù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːbɯ̟]

Noun

軽(けい)侮(ぶ) • (keibu)

[from 1864] disdain, contempt
軽侮(けいぶ)の目(め)で見(み)る
keibu no me de miru
to look on something with disdain

Usage notes

The term 軽侮 (keibu) is somewhat less strong than the synonym 軽蔑 (keibetsu).

Synonyms

軽蔑(けいべつ) (keibetsu): scorn

Antonyms

崇敬(すうけい) (sūkei): reverence

Verb

軽(けい)侮(ぶ)する • (keibu suru) transitive suru (stem 軽(けい)侮(ぶ)し (keibu shi), past 軽(けい)侮(ぶ)した (keibu shita))

[from 1864] to disdain something, to scorn something

Usage notes

The term 軽侮する (keibu suru) is somewhat less strong than the synonym 軽蔑する (keibetsu suru).

Conjugation

Conjugation of "軽侮する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	軽侮し	けいぶし	keibu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	軽侮し	けいぶし	keibu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	軽侮する	けいぶする	keibu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	軽侮する	けいぶする	keibu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	軽侮すれ	けいぶすれ	keibu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	軽侮せよ¹ 軽侮しろ²	けいぶせよ¹ けいぶしろ²	keibu seyo¹ keibu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	軽侮される	けいぶされる	keibu sareru
Causative	軽侮させる軽侮さす	けいぶさせるけいぶさす	keibu saseru keibu sasu
Potential	軽侮できる	けいぶできる	keibu dekiru
Volitional	軽侮しよう	けいぶしよう	keibu shiyō
Negative	軽侮しない	けいぶしない	keibu shinai
Negative continuative	軽侮せず	けいぶせず	keibu sezu
Formal	軽侮します	けいぶします	keibu shimasu
Perfective	軽侮した	けいぶした	keibu shita
Conjunctive	軽侮して	けいぶして	keibu shite
Hypothetical conditional	軽侮すれば	けいぶすれば	keibu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

軽蔑(けいべつ)する (keibetsu suru): to scorn

Antonyms

崇敬(すうけい)する (sūkei suru): to revere

References

^ “軽侮”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“軽侮”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

[KDJ2-1] “軽侮”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-4] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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