嫌い

きらい

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun disliking; hating; detesting Antonym: 好き (すき).
2. Noun tendency; smack (of); touch (of) (as ...の～がある; with neg. nuance) See also: きらいがある.
3. distinction; discrimination

Kanji

• 嫌 dislike. Read as きらい.

Example sentences

• 化学が嫌いだ。
  I hate chemistry.
• 君が私を嫌いなのと同じで、私も君のことが好きじゃない。
  I don't like you any more than you like me.
• 銀行に預けるのが嫌いな人もいる。
  Some people do not like to deposit their money in banks.
• 気取る女の子は嫌いだ。
  I don't like girls who put on airs.
• 噂では勉強が嫌いだそうだ。
  They say that he hates to study.

Common phrases

• 嫌いがある to have a tendency
• 食わず嫌い (くわずぎらい) disliking a certain food without having tried it

Words containing 嫌い

• 大嫌い (だいきらい) hating
• 好き嫌い (すききらい) likes and dislikes
• 毛嫌い (けぎらい) antipathy

And 22 more.

Word lists

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