軽蔑（けいべつ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: contempt / scorn
Example sentences
- 人を軽蔑するような態度をとらない。 — Don't take an attitude of contempt toward others.
- 卑怯な行いを軽蔑する。 — Hold cowardly behavior in contempt.
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