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A3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(かろ)んじるto look down on, to make light of

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to look down on, to make light of

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    軽んじる 【かろんじる】

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      約束(やくそく)(かろ)んじる(ひと)信用(しんよう)できない。

      A person who looks down on promises cannot be trusted.

      (ちち)息子(むすこ)に:「(けっ)して(いのち)(かろ)じてはいけません。」

      The father said to his son, "Never make light of life."

      独裁政権(どくさいせいけん)のこの(くに)では国民(こくみん)尊厳(そんげん)(かろ)じられています。

      In this country with a dictatorship, the dignity of the people is looked down on.

      労働者(ろうどうしゃ)権利(けんり)(かろ)んじるようなこの会社(かいしゃ)長続(ながつづ)きしないでしょう。

      A company that looks down on workers' rights like this will not last long.

      (あね)約束(やくそく)(かる)んじる人なので、(あね)(こと)最初(さいしょ)から信用(しんよう)しないようにしている。

      My sister is someone who makes light of promises, so I try not to trust her from the start.

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