軽侮
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 軽 | 侮 |
| けい Grade: 3 |
ぶ Grade: S |
| kan’on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 輕侮 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Appears to be a learned borrowing from Chinese 輕侮／轻侮. Not attested in Japanese until 1864.[1] Compare modern Mandarin 輕侮／轻侮 (qīngwǔ, “to insult”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
The term 軽侮 (keibu) is somewhat less strong than the synonym 軽蔑 (keibetsu).
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Verb edit
軽侮する • (keibu suru) transitive suru (stem 軽侮し (keibu shi), past 軽侮した (keibu shita))
Usage notes edit
The term 軽侮する (keibu suru) is somewhat less strong than the synonym 軽蔑する (keibetsu suru).
Conjugation edit
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 edit
- 軽蔑する (keibetsu suru): to scorn
Antonyms edit
- 崇敬する (sūkei suru): to revere
References edit
- ^ “軽侮”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN