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忌み嫌う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 忌み嫌う

忌嫌う
みきらう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #19354
1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

Kanji in this Word

7 strokes
Frequency: 1882
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

mourning
abhor
detestable
death anniversary

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
い.む
い.み
い.まわしい
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
いまわ
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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