Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to lick, to lap, to suck.
  2. to taste.
  3. to experience (esp. a hardship).
  4. to underestimate, to make light of, to look down on (someone), to make a fool of, to treat with contempt, to disparage. Usually written with kana alone. Also written as ナメる and 無礼る.
  5. to lick (at; of flames), to burn.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
舐める なめる
 
 
舐める ナメる
 
 
嘗める なめる
 
 
嘗める ナメる
 
 
甞める なめる
 
 
甞める ナメる
無礼
 
無礼る なめる
無礼
 
無礼る ナメる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lick, lap up, burn up
な.める ねぶ.る シ (Kentei 1)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)