How to say "Look down" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Look down" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Look down" is "Miorosu", written in japanese as "見下ろす".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '見下ろす (みおろす)' means 'to look down'. This verb is used to describe the action of directing one's gaze downward, often from a higher position. It can be used to refer to literally looking down at something below, or to convey a sense of superiority or condescension. For example: From the balcony, she looked down at the people below - (バルコニーから、彼女は下の人々を見下ろした). The teacher looked down on the students who failed the test - (先生は試験に失敗した生徒たちを見下ろした).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "見" means "See" and can be read as "Ken" and "Mi". And The kanji "下" means "Down" and can be read as "Ge", "Shita", "Kuda", and "Ka".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Miorosu" mean in japanese?

"Miorosu" means "Look down".

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If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Look down" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "お" is read as "o".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.