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厭
厭
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Meanings

get tired of
satiate
bore
dislike
disagreeable
unwelcome

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚Ļãƒģ
りãƒģ
ã‚Ēãƒģ
りã‚Ķ
ãƒĶã‚Ķ
ãƒĻã‚Ķ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いや
あ.きる
いãĻ.う
おさ.える

Common Words

いや
や
ã‚ĪãƒĪ
厭
Freq #544
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant

Examples
å―žãŪčĐąã—æ–đがåŦŒãŠãŪ。
I don't like his way of talking.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome

Examples
こãŪåĩãŊåŦŒãŠåŒ‚いがする。
This egg has a bad smell.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Interjection

no!; quit it!; stop!

あきる
厭きる
å€Ķきる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2628
1

Suffix

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to grow weary of; to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become bored with

Examples
æŊ子ãŊハãƒģバマゎマãŦあきãĶいãūす。
My son is tired of hamburgers.
2

to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

厭がる
いやがる
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #3460
1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

Examples
å―žãŊæ€ĨげãĻčĻ€ã‚ã‚Œã‚‹ãŪをいやがる。
He hates being told to hurry up.
åŦŒã‚‰ã—い
厭らしい
やらしい
ï―žã„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #4496
1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty

Examples
å―žåĨģãŪ厚化įē§ãŒåŦŒã‚‰ã—い。
Her thick makeup is disgusting.
2

lewd; lascivious; obscene; filthy; dirty

いやがらせ
厭がらせ
Noun
Freq #4847
1

harassment; pestering

Examples
å―žåĨģãŊã‚Ļノベマã‚ŋマãŪäļ­ã§æ€§įš„いやがらせを受けた。
She was sexually harassed in an elevator.
åŦŒãŋ
厭å‘ģ
いやãŋ
ï―žãŠ Adj.
Noun
Freq #6883
1

å‘ģ is ateji

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness; tastelessness

Examples
äļ–į•Œã‹ã‚‰ãŊ【éšŧį–đčžļå‡šå›―ã€‘ãĻåŦŒå‘ģãĻも朎éŸģãĻもãĻれるこãĻをいわれãĶいる始æœŦ。
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.
2

cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment; sarcastic comment

åŦŒã€…
åŦŒåŦŒ
ã‚ĪãƒĪã‚ĪãƒĪ
厭々
厭厭
Usually kana
Freq #7301
1

Adverb (fukushi)

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly

Examples
そãŪå‘―äŧĪãŦåŦŒã€…åū“うå…ĩもいた。
Some soldiers were reluctant to obey the commands.
2

Common noun; Usu. as 〜(を)する

shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

いãĻう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #11831
1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to spare (oneself); to be weary of; to shun; to dislike (an activity, an environment); to hate (an activity)

Examples
あãŪ青åđīãŊåĪ§é‡‘ã‚’åū—るためäļ€į”Ÿæ‡ļå‘―åƒããŪをいãĻわおかãĢた。
The young man was extremely money hungry.
2

to take (good) care of

åŦŒãŦ
厭ãŦ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #14166
1

awfully; terribly

åŽ­ãŠæ°—æŒãĄ
ã„ã‚„ãŠãã‚‚ãĄ
Expression
Noun
Freq #27556
1

unpleasant feeling

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