嫌気

いやき

Also written いやけ, けんき

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, の-adjective, Transitive dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of

Kanji

• 嫌 dislike. Read as いや.
• 気 spirit. Read as キ.

Example sentences

• 丸田さんたちの騒がしさにはほんとうに嫌気がさした。
  I'm getting sick and tired of Ms Maruta and her noisy friends.
• 私は、この暑い天気に嫌気が差しています。
  I'm sick of this hot weather.
• 彼の言動には嫌気が差す。
  His behavior makes me sick.
• 彼女は甲斐性のない旦那に嫌気が差したから離婚したのよ。
  She divorced her good-for-nothing husband because she was disgusted with him.

Common phrases

• 嫌気がさす (いやけがさす) to be tired of

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