軽蔑 けいべつ contempt; scorn Why it means this 軽 (make light of) + 蔑 (despise) — contempt; scorn (軽蔑の眼差し). Breakdown 軽 ケイ lightly, trifling, unimportant 蔑 ないがしろ ignore, despise, neglect Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.