厭う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 厭う
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
あの青年は大金を得るため一生懸命働くのをいとわなかった。
The young man was extremely money hungry.
2
to take (good) care of
Kanji in this Word
厭
14 strokes
Meanings
get tired of
satiate
bore
dislike
disagreeable
unwelcome
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エン
オン
アン
オウ
ユウ
ヨウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いや
あ.きる
いと.う
おさ.える
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