貶

10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

degrade, disparage, belittle, demote

Kun'yomi
  • けなす
    		to speak ill of
  • おとしめる
    		to show contempt for ②to cause to fall
  • おとす
On'yomi
  • ヘン

Main Radical

貝(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おとしめる 84.4%
けなす 15.6%

Character Breakdown

degrade, disparage, belittle
おとし.める　けな.す　ヘン (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
destitution, scarce, limited
ボウ　とぼ.しい　とも.しい (Late Jr. High, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)

Common Words

おとし
貶
　
め
　
る
to show contempt for ②to cause to fall
ほう
褒
へん
貶
praise and censure
き
毀
よ
誉
ほう
褒
へん
貶
praise and censure
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References

Unicode hex code 8CB6
JIS X 0208 1-76-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4489
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5771
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36707
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b3.2
Four corner code 6283.7
De Roo Code 3970