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見下ろす (みおろす): to overlook, to look down on something — Japanese vocabulary

見下ろす is read みおろす and means "to overlook, to look down on something". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

見下ろす

Reading
みおろす · miorosu
Translation
to overlook, to look down on something
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
みおろすがみおろすが

Example

男の子は妹を見下ろしがちである。

おとこのこはいもうとをみおろしがちである。

Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters.

Kanji in this word

  • 見 — see, look
  • 下 — down, below

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