見縊る・見くびる|みくびるmikubiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
見くびるFor beginners, 見くびる is the more common kanji-and-kana spelling; use it as the default when writing.
見縊る見縊る is a less common kanji-and-kana spelling; recognize it as an alternative written form, but prefer 見くびる when writing.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise君は彼を見くびっている。↗You are selling him short.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見縊る（みくびる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見縊ります（みくびります） |
| Negative (nai) | 見縊らない（みくびらない） |
| polite (masen) | 見縊りません（みくびりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 見縊らず・見縊らぬ（みくびらず・みくびらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 見縊った（みくびった） |
| polite (mashita) | 見縊りました（みくびりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見縊らなかった（みくびらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見縊りませんでした（みくびりませんでした） |
| Te form | 見縊って（みくびって） |
| Potential | 見縊れる（みくびれる） |
| Passive | 見縊られる（みくびられる） |
| Causative | 見縊らせる（みくびらせる） |
| Causative passive | 見縊らせられる・見縊らされる（みくびらせられる・みくびらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 見縊れば（みくびれば） |
| tara | 見縊ったら（みくびったら） |
| Volitional | 見縊ろう（みくびろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 見縊りましょう（みくびりましょう） |
| Imperative | 見縊れ（みくびれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym過小評価かしょうひょうかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Underestimating something, as in 「能力を過小評価する」; it carries no contemptuous attitude.
- Synonym軽んじるかろんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. To make light of or not take seriously, as in 「規則を軽んじる」; it stresses one's attitude in treating something.
- Synonym軽んずるかろんずるWrittenAn alternative form of 「軽んじる」, written/formal in tone, with the same meaning: to slight something or treat it as unimportant.
- Synonym蔑するなみするWrittenWritten and old-fashioned; to disregard or scorn. Not used in daily speech—say 「軽んじる」 or 「無視する」 instead.
- Related軽蔑けいべつNeutralNeutral and common in everyday use. Despising someone, as in 「軽蔑の目」; it stresses contempt for a person's character.
- Related蔑むさげすむWrittenA native-Japanese verb with a strong written flavor. To scorn someone as inferior in ability or character, as in 「人を蔑む」; 「見くびる」 leans toward underrating ability.
- Related蔑視べっしFormalFormal. Contempt or discrimination, as in 「女性蔑視」; applies to individuals or groups alike.
- Related見下すみくだすNeutralNeutral. To look down on someone from a position of superiority, as in 「人を見下す態度」.
- Related侮蔑ぶべつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Scorn mixed with insult, strong in tone, as in 「侮蔑的な言葉」.
- Related侮るあなどるNeutralNeutral. To underestimate an opponent, as in 「相手を侮るな」; the closest of all to 「見くびる」.
- Related軽侮けいぶWrittenWritten/formal prose but rarely used; contempt. In everyday speech say 「軽蔑」.
- Related卑しむいやしむWrittenWritten/formal prose. To despise or look down on others, carrying a moral judgment.
- Related卑しめるいやしめるWrittenWritten/formal prose. To demean or belittle someone, as in 「身分を卑しめる」.
- Antonym見上げるみあげるNeutralNeutral antonym. It also expresses admiration, as in 「見上げた心がけ」—the opposite of underrating someone.
- Antonym尊敬するNeutralNeutral antonym. To respect someone—the opposite of 「見くびる」, which looks down on people.
Use 「見くびる」 to underrate someone's ability—thinking they are nothing much—as in 「相手を見くびる」. To underestimate an opponent, 「侮る」 is closest; to despise someone's character, the everyday word is 「軽蔑」. 「過小評価」 is the written, contempt-free 'underestimate'; 「見下す」 adds condescension from above. The rest are written or formal terms for scorn or slighting. Antonyms: 「見上げる」, 「尊敬する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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