嫌う
きらう
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor
- to avoid
- to disregard; to act without regard (for)
- to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
Kanji
- 嫌 dislike. Read as きらう.
Example sentences
- 学生の大多数が史学を嫌っている。
A majority of students dislike history. - 一般に若者は形式を嫌う。
In general, young people dislike formality. - 悪ふざけをすると女の子に嫌われるよ。
You will be disliked by girls if you play practical jokes on them. - たいていの作家は批評されるのを嫌う。
Most writers hate being criticized. - 私が彼を嫌うのはこのためだ。
This is why I hate him.
Common phrases
Words containing 嫌う
- 忌み嫌う (いみきらう) to detest
- 嫌いなく (きらいなく) without discrimination
- 嫌い箸 (きらいばし) things prohibited by chopstick etiquette
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