Vocabulary

What does 見下ろす (みおろす, miorosu) mean?

見下ろす (みおろす, miorosu) means to look down at; to look down on, to despise.

Quick facts
Readingみおろす
Romajimiorosu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
みおろす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmiorosu

to look down at; to look down on, to despise

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to despise; to look down on

Example sentences

  • I looked down at the town from the top of the mountain.

  • An attitude of looking down on others is not good.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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