JLPT N2Kanji compounds

軽視

Readingけいしkeishi

Meaning
物事を大したものではないと軽く見て扱うこと
Explanation
「軽視(けいし)」 means to regard and treat something lightly as if it were not a big deal. It is used as in 「危険を軽視する」 (to take danger lightly). c4 「重視」 is the opposite, treating something as important, and c3 「軽蔑」 means to look down on a person; their objects differ.
Original Japanese explanation

「軽視(けいし)」は、物事を大したものではないと軽く見て扱うことです。「危険を軽視する」のように使います。c4 の「重視」は逆に大切に扱う反対語、c3 の「軽蔑」は人を見下す語で、対象が異なります。

Examples
  • 危険を軽視する

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