# 侮 — mock; make light of

侮 means “mock; make light of”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ブ (bu). Kun'yomi: あなど(る) (anadoru). You'll see it in words such as 侮る (anadoru, “to disdain; to look down on”).

- Meaning: mock; make light of
- On'yomi: ブ (bu)
- Kun'yomi: あなど(る) (anadoru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 5

## How to remember 侮

Parts: 亻 person · 毎 every

## Words with 侮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 侮る | あなどる (anadoru) | to disdain; to look down on |

## Don't confuse it with

[毎](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/every/) · [海](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/sea/) · [敏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/agile/) · [梅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/)

## More in the “Words & language 5” set

[侮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mock/) · [褒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/praise/) · [斥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/repel/) · [挨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-first-half/) · [謄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/copy-out/) · [抄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excerpt/) · [訃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/news-of-a-death/) · [罵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abuse-verbally/)

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