貶 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- ヘン
- Kun
- けな.す・おとし.める・おと.す
- Meaning
- to disparage
Origin
Shell-money 貝 with 扁 as phonetic: to lower the value of, hence to disparage.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 貶めるおとしめる
to disparage
- 貶損へんそん
belittling
Example
人を貶めて自らを高くする。
They belittle others to raise themselves.
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