軽んじる
かろんじる
to make light of
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Examples
命を軽んじるな。
いのちをかろんじるな。
Don't make light of life.
基礎を軽んじた結果、伸び悩んでいる。
きそをかろんじたけっか、のびなやんでいる。
Having neglected the basics, he has hit a plateau.
相手を軽んじる態度が表に出ていた。
あいてをかろんじるたいどがおもてにでていた。
His dismissive attitude toward his opponent showed.
Common patterns
- 人を軽んじる
- to slight someone
- 命を軽んじる
- to hold life cheap
- 規則を軽んじる
- to treat rules lightly
Memory tip
The mirror image of 重んじる, built on 軽い 'light': to treat something as if it weighed nothing. The Sino-Japanese equivalent 軽視する is what you will see more often in news writing.
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