嫌い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 嫌い
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
Kanji in this Word
嫌
13 strokes
Frequency: 1207
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
dislike
detest
hate
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
ゲン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きら.う
きら.い
いや
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