Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 13

嫌

Meaning in English

dislike, detest, hate

Readings

Onyomi: ケン, ゲン Kunyomi: きら.う, きら.い, いや Romaji: ken, gen / kira.u, kira.i, iya

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嫌

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese antipatia, detestação, ódio

Spanish disgustar, detestar, odiar

Korean 싫어하다, 혐오하다, 미워하다

French détester, ne pas aimer, haïr

Italian antipatia, detestazione, odio

German Abneigung, Abneigung, Hass

Indonesian tidak suka, membenci, jijik

★ Vietnamese không thích, ghét bỏ, căm thù

Thai ไม่ชอบ, รังเกียจ, เกลียดชัง

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 妙 myou, byou / tae exquisite, strange, queer N1 妥 da gentle, peace, depravity N1 妖 you / aya.shii, nama.meku, wazawa.i attractive, bewitching, calamity N3 好 kou / kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i, i.i fond, pleasing, like something N1 妃 hi / kisaki queen, princess, reine N1 如 jo, nyo / goto.shi likeness, like, such as N1 妄 mou, bou / mida.rini delusion, unnecessarily, without authority N1 奴 do / yatsu, yakko guy, slave, manservant N5 女 jo, nyo, nyou / onna, me woman, female, femme

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 嫌々 iyaiya reluctantly, by no means, unwillingly N2 嫌がる iyagaru reluctant, to dislike N2 好き嫌い sukikirai likes and dislikes, taste N3 機嫌 kigen mood, temper, spirits N3 嫌う kirau hate, dislike, avoid N5 嫌 iya unpleasant, unwilling, disagreeable N5 嫌い kirai dislike, hate

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N4 嫌いなわけではないが毎日は食べたくない Kirai na wake de wa nai ga mainichi wa tabetakunai It is not that I dislike it but I do not want to eat it every day N4 彼が嫌いなわけではありません。 Kare ga kirai na wake de wa arimasen. It is not that I dislike him.