嫌
嫌

dislike, detest, hate

13 strokesFrequency 1,207JLPT N1Grade 8

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ケンゲン

Kun

きら.うきら.いいや

Dictionary

Common Words

嫌いややイヤ厭Freq #544
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

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

Examples
彼の話し方が嫌なの。
I don't like his way of talking.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

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

Examples
この卵は嫌な匂いがする。
This egg has a bad smell.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Interjection

no!; quit it!; stop!

嫌いきらいNounFreq #862
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

disliked; hated; disagreeable

Examples
「あなたは仕事が気に入っていると思います」「いやそれどころか、嫌いです」
"I think you like your job." "On the contrary, I hate it."
2

Word usually written using kana alone

tendency; smack (of); touch (of)

Examples
ジムくんは行き過ぎの嫌いがある。
Jim tends to go too far.
3

Word usually written using kana alone

distinction; discrimination

嫌うきらうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1634
1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor

Examples
彼女は人前で話をするのを嫌う。
She detests speaking in public.
2

to avoid

3

to disregard; to act without regard (for)

4

to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

不機嫌ふきげんNoun～な Adj.Freq #3271
1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

Examples
いつも彼女が遅れて来るので彼は不機嫌である。
He is cross because she always comes late.
嫌がる厭がるいやがるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #3460
1

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

Examples
彼は急げと言われるのをいやがる。
He hates being told to hurry up.
いやらしい嫌らしい厭らしいやらしい～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #4496
1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty

Examples
彼女の厚化粧が嫌らしい。
Her thick makeup is disgusting.
2

lewd; lascivious; obscene; filthy; dirty

機嫌きげん気嫌譏嫌Freq #4522
1

Common noun

humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits

Examples
彼は他人の機嫌を損ねないように気をつけている。
He is chary of offending people.
2

Common noun

safety; health; well-being; one's situation

3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Usu. as ご機嫌

in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

嫌がらせいやがらせ厭がらせNounFreq #4847
1

harassment; pestering

Examples
彼女はエレベーターの中で性的いやがらせを受けた。
She was sexually harassed in an elevator.
ご機嫌御機嫌ごきげんFreq #5484
1

Honorific; Polite; Common noun

humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits

Examples
私たちの先生はごきげんです。
Our teacher is in a good temper.
2

Honorific; Polite; Common noun

safety; health; well-being; one's situation

3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

上機嫌じょうきげんNoun～な Adj.Freq #5802
1

good humour (humor); good mood

Examples
その子は上機嫌で飛行機に乗り込んだ。
The child got on an airplane in good mood.
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