Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

見下(みくだ)すto despise, to look down on

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to look down (on), to condescend (to)

    All Forms

    見下す 【みくだす】

    Details

      • み

      • く

      • だ

      • す

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    Examples

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    • 山(やま)の頂上(ちょうじょう)から麓(ふもと)の方(ほう)を見下(みくだ)す。

      To look down from the summit of the mountain on the foothills below.

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    • 眼下(がんか)に見下(みくだ)した大(だい)草原(そうげん)がとても綺麗(きれい)です。

      The wide prairie I looked down on was absolutely stunning.

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    • 人(ひと)を見下(みくだ)した態度(たいど)を取(と)るのは良(よ)くありません。

      It’s not okay to act like you look down on others.

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    • 山(やま)から町(まち)を見下(みくだ)してみると、予想(よそう)以上(いじょう)に町(まち)が輝(かがや)いて見(み)えました。

      When I looked down on the town from the mountain, it shone more brightly than I expected.

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    • 利発(りはつ)で明朗(めいろう)な友人(ゆうじん)に貧乏人(びんぼうにん)を見下(みくだ)す裏(うら)の顔(かお)があるとは思(おも)わなかった。

      I never imagined my bright and clever friend had a hidden side that looked down on poor people.

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