Kanji

嫌

dislike, detest, hate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン, ゲン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きらう, きらい, いや

Common Readings

ケン, ゲン, いや, きら…う

Example sentences

いや
そんな 嫌な しないでください

Please don't make such an unpleasant face.

ヤツ ヤツ
あいつ 嫌な ヤツ

He is a nasty guy.

嫌い きらい
人混み 嫌い ので 休日 過ごす こと 多い

I dislike crowds, so I often spend my holidays at home.

わけじゃない わけじゃない
嫌い わけじゃない けれど 会い たく ない

It's not that I hate you, but I don't want to see you right now.

嫌う きらう
つく 嫌っている

He dislikes people who tell lies.

吸血鬼 きゅうけつき
吸血鬼 日光 嫌い 活動 する 言われている

Vampires are said to dislike sunlight and be active at night.

不機嫌 ふきげん
彼女 から 不機嫌 していた

She has had a grumpy look on her face since this morning.

まゆ
彼女 不機嫌 そうに ひそめた

She knit her brows in displeasure.

嫌がる いやがる
飲む 嫌がっている

He is reluctant to take medicine.

無理矢理 むりやり
嫌がる 無理矢理 風呂 入れた

He forcibly put the dog, which disliked it, into the bath.

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