speak ill of

kenasu

meaning: speak ill of

State

Feeling

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Examples

あの人ひと、平気へいきで人ひとの作品さくひんをけなすよね、感かんじ悪わるい。

ano hito, heiki de hito no sakuhin o kenasu yo ne, kanji warui.

That person casually speaks ill of other people's work, it's kind of off-putting. casual

評論家ひょうろんかはその映画えいがを厳きびしくけなしました。

hyouronka wa sono eiga o kibishiku kenashimashita.

The critic spoke ill of the movie harshly. neutral

けなす

kenasuspeak ill of; disparageG1

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