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見下ろす

みおろす

to look down, to overlook

Mnemonic

You look and every single thing is below you, because you got to the top and the village did not. Me み arose おろす above the lot of it: みおろす.

Worth knowing

見上げる みあげる is the same movement the other way. Neither one carries the English sense of despising somebody.

Built from

see
目 eye + 儿 legs
under, below
A mark sitting below the line, the mirror of 上.

Words sharing these kanji

to see, to look at to show be visible to find to stare to be found, to be caught to look up discovery, revelation opinion splendid, admirable outward appearance to watch, to keep watch over

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