軽視|けいしkeishi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbmaking light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt; disdain
   彼かれはわれわれの努力どりょくを軽視けいしする。↗

   He makes little of our efforts.

• SynonymなおざりWrittenWritten. Doing things half-heartedly, usually as 「なおざりにする」; stresses not doing what one should properly, while 「軽視」 stresses rating something's importance low.
• Synonym蔑視べっしWrittenWritten. Contempt directed mostly at people or groups, as in 「女性蔑視」; it carries disdainful feeling, which 「軽視」 need not.
• Synonym軽蔑けいべつNeutralLooking down on someone's character with scorn; 「軽視」 can also mean rating a matter's importance low, without belittling anyone's character.
• Synonym侮蔑ぶべつWrittenWritten. Scorn built on seeing the other as beneath oneself; compared with 「軽視」 it stresses despising a person, and its malice depends on context.
• Synonym軽んじるかろんじるWrittenWritten verb meaning to make light of or undervalue; closest in sense to 「軽視する」.
• Synonym蔑むさげすむWrittenWritten verb: despising someone as inferior in ability or character; 「軽視する」 can also apply to things, not just people's character.
• SynonymないがしろWrittenWritten. Usually 「ないがしろにする」: treating something as if it did not exist; stresses the manner of treatment, while 「軽視」 stresses low value or importance.
• Synonym蔑みさげすみWrittenWritten. A noun for despising or looking down on people; stresses the feeling of contempt toward a person, while 「軽視」 mostly applies to things or problems.
• Synonym侮りあなどりWrittenWritten. The noun form of 「侮る」: the feeling of looking down on someone; 「軽視」 can also cover not taking matters or problems seriously.
• Synonym蔑するなみするWrittenWritten, rather literary: treating the object as insignificant and disregarding it, close to 「軽視する」; everyday speech prefers 「軽視する」 or 「無視する」.
• SynonymゆるがせWrittenWritten. Being careless or slack, often as 「忽せにできない」; it stresses not handling things seriously, while 「軽視」 stresses low importance.
• Synonym軽侮けいぶWrittenWritten and rare. Making light of and despising; it highlights scorn for a person more than 「軽視」, and everyday speech uses 「軽蔑」.
• Synonym侮慢ぶまんWrittenWritten. Taking an insolent, rude attitude out of contempt for someone; 「軽視」 stresses low value, and everyday speech uses 「軽蔑」 for despising people.
• Related無視むしNeutralNot heeding something — overlooking it or treating it as nonexistent; 「軽視」 rates value or importance low but does not necessarily ignore it completely.
• Related黙殺もくさつWrittenWritten. Giving opinions or protests no response and leaving them unaddressed; 「軽視」 just deems them unimportant, with no silence implied.
• Related不行き届きふゆきとどきNeutralCarelessness in attending to details or lapses in management, often used in apologies; it stresses incomplete care, not low importance as 「軽視」 does.
• Related度外視どがいしWrittenWritten. Disregarding something deliberately, as in 「採算を度外視する」; it carries no belittling nuance.
• Related閑却かんきゃくWrittenWritten and rare. Leaving something neglected and set aside; 「軽視」 stresses low importance, and in everyday speech 「無視」 covers ignoring.
• Related没却ぼっきゃくWrittenWritten. Discarding something or treating it as if it did not exist; 「軽視」 stresses making light of it, and everyday speech uses 「無視」.
• Related緩怠かんたいWrittenWritten. Laxity that lets one's duties slip; 「軽視」 stresses low importance, and everyday speech says 「おろそかにする」 for neglecting things.
• Antonym重視じゅうしNeutralAntonym. Regarding something as important, as in 「安全を重視する」; the direct opposite of making light of it.
• Antonym尊重そんちょうNeutralAntonym. Valuing and treating people's lives, rights or opinions with care; opposed to 「軽視」 in whether the object is taken seriously.

Use 「軽視」 when you rate a problem or opinion as unimportant, as in 「安全を軽視する」. To look down on people, use 「軽蔑」 or 「蔑視」; for half-hearted, careless treatment, 「なおざり」; for ignoring something outright, 「無視」. Most of the others are written-style or rare. The antonym is 「重視」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 取とるに足たらないとして軽かるく見みること。
2. 取とるに足たらないとして軽かるく見みる。