厭う

いとう

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to dislike (an activity, environment, etc.); to be weary of (usu. in the negative) See also: 厭わない (いとわない).
2. to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

Kanji

• 厭 get tired of; satiate; bore. Read as いとう.

Example sentences

• 彼は労をいとわず私を助けてくれた。
  He spared no pains to help me.
• 彼女は雑用をするのをいとわない。
  She is willing to do odd jobs.
• 彼女は彼らのために労をいとわず家を見つけてやった。
  She took the trouble to find a home for them.

Common phrases

• 犠牲をいとわない

Words containing 厭う

• 身を厭う (みをいとう) to take good care of oneself

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