Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
貶すto speak ill of
Dictionary Definition
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to speak ill of, to disparage
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
貶す 【けなす】
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Pitch Accent
け
な
す
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僕は人のことを貶す人が嫌いです。
I don't like people who speak ill of others.
厳しい師匠が僕たち弟子の技を貶しました。
Our strict master spoke ill of our skills as disciples.
彼は他人の作品を貶してばかりで、嫌われている。
He's always speaking ill of other people's work, so nobody likes him.
母が娘に:「寛大でありなさい。人を貶すことは決してしないこと。」
Mother to Daughter: 'Be generous. Never speak ill of others.'
批評家たちにひどく貶されたとあって、自分の作品に自信が無くなりました。
After being harshly spoken ill of by critics, I lost confidence in my work.
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