dislike, detest, hate
On'yomi (音読み)
- ケン
- ゲン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- きら.う
- きら.い
- いや
About this kanji
The kanji 嫌, pronounced as "きらう" in its kun'yomi, means to dislike or hate. It can describe strong feelings of aversion to something or someone. This kanji is often used in verbs and nouns, with the noun form 嫌い, meaning "dislike" or "something you don't like." Another common compound is 嫌悪 (けんお), which means "disgust." Additionally, 機嫌 (きげん) refers to one's mood or humor and is an important aspect of emotional expression in Japanese. A key point to remember is that while 嫌 can express dislike, it can be more intense than simply being indifferent.
Example sentences
彼は彼女が嫌いです。
He dislikes her.
Meanings across languages
- English
- dislike, detest, hate
- Tiếng Việt
- không thích
- 日本語
- 嫌い
- 한국어
- 싫어하다
- 中文
- 厌恶
- id
- kebencian, benci
- th
- ความเกลียดชัง
- es
- desagrado, odio
- fr
- dégoût, haine
- de
- Abneigung, Hass
- pt
- desgosto, ódio
Common compounds
- 嫌いdisliked, hated, disagreeable
- 機嫌humour, humor, temper
- 嫌うto hate, to dislike, to loathe
- 嫌悪disgust, hate, repugnance
- 嫌疑suspicion
- 嫌気dislike, disgust, disinclination
- 上機嫌good humour (humor), good mood
- 大嫌いhating, strongly disliking
Words using this kanji
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