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Japanese symbol for “belittling”

Romaji: keishi
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling

In Japanese, belittling is , read (keishi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

Kanji and stroke order

lightly, trifling, unimportant
on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる
12 strokes · JLPT 3
inspection, regard as, see
on: シ
kun: み.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “belittling”

WordReadingMeaning
きょうこつ kyoukotsudisdaining; belittling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きがる kigarucarefree; buoyant; lighthearted
てがる tegarueasy; simple; informal
かるい karuilight (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
けいげん keigenabatement; reduction
けいしょう keishouminor injury
かんし kanshimonitoring; watching; observation
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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