# 蔑 — despise

蔑 means “despise”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ベツ (betsu). Kun'yomi: さげす(む) (sagesumu). You'll see it in words such as 蔑む (sagesumu, “to scorn; to despise”).

- Meaning: despise
- On'yomi: ベツ (betsu)
- Kun'yomi: さげす(む) (sagesumu)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 6

## How to remember 蔑

Parts: 艹 grass · 罒 net · 戍 guard

## Words with 蔑

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 蔑む | さげすむ (sagesumu) | to scorn; to despise |

## Don't confuse it with

[蔵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/)

## More in the “Words & language 6” set

[乞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beg/) · [蔑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/despise/) · [叱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scold/) · [宛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/addressed-to/) · [拶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-second-half/) · [喩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/metaphor/) · [彙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vocabulary/) · [嘲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridicule/)

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