Grow with Kitty

けなす

kenasu

rare

English

to disparage, to run down

नेपाली

खिल्ली उडाउनु, बदनाम गर्नु

Examples

  1. 人ひとの服ふくをけなすのは失礼しつれいです。

    It's rude to put down other people's clothes.

  2. 彼かれは、他人たにんの作品さくひんをけなしてばかりいます。

    All he ever does is put down other people's work.

  3. 注意ちゅういするにしても、部下ぶかの人格じんかくをけなしてはなりません。

    Even when you need to correct your staff, you must not disparage them as people.

How to write it

This word is written in kana only — no kanji to draw.

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