甘く

lightly; not seriously

→ 甘い

甘 sweet + く Adverbial form

adjective Rare #26,287

lightly; not seriously In 甘く見る, it means to underestimate or not take someone or something seriously.

JA: 世間を甘く見るな！

EN: Don’t underestimate the world!

Forms of 甘い

甘い甘すぎる甘く甘くない甘くて

私を甘く見るな。

Don't underestimate me.

俺を甘く見るなよ。

Don't underestimate me.

対戦相手を甘く見るな。

Don't underestimate your opponent.

甘く見るなよ

Don’t underestimate me.

— エリート・スクワッド (2007)

世間を甘くみるな！

Don’t underestimate the world!