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嫌

dislike
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingケン、ゲン
Kun readingきら.う、きら.い、いや
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. dislikeRtK
  2. detest
  3. hate
    彼は部屋の掃除が嫌いだ。He hates cleaning his room.tatoeba
    女性を極端に嫌う。The god hated women.wiki
  1. disliking
  2. not wanting
  3. unwilling (to do)
  4. reluctant

Popular Usage

嫌い機嫌嫌う嫌がる好き嫌い

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Radical女woman
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · concurrently · animal horns · rake

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1724

Compound words

嫌いきらい
disliked; hated; disagreeable; tendency; smack (of)
機嫌きげん
humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
嫌うきらう
to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor; to avoid
嫌がるいやがる
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
好き嫌いすききらい
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness
嫌悪けんお
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
嫌疑けんぎ
suspicion
嫌気いやき
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
上機嫌じょうきげん
good humour (humor); good mood
大嫌いだいきらい
hating; strongly disliking
不機嫌ふきげん
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
嫌悪感けんおかん
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion
嫌がらせいやがらせ
harassment; pestering
嫌らしいいやらしい
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious
気嫌きげん
humour
嫌にいやに
awfully
譏嫌きげん
humour
一杯機嫌いっぱいきげん
tipsy
機嫌気褄きげんきづま
humour
交際嫌いこうさいぎらい
unsociable
屠蘇機嫌とそきげん
feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake
いっぱい機嫌いっぱいきげん
tipsy

On Reading Examples

彼の機嫌を取るのは難しい。きげん
He is hard to please.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

露骨に嫌な顔をして、彼を睨みつけた。いや
I glared at him with a blatant look of disapproval on my face.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は飛行機での旅行が大嫌いだ。
He hates air travel.tatoeba
誰だって人前でからかわれるのは嫌だろ。
Nobody likes to be made fun of in public.tatoeba
彼は頭がよいがやはり嫌いだ。
He's intelligent, but I still don't like him.tatoeba
穢れを払う様に嫌う。
Hate as if to expel impurities.wiki
助監督はやむなく嫌がる大道具のスタッフに頭を下げて徹夜で作り直させた。
The assistant director bowed his head to reluctant staff in charge of props and had them rebuild the set all night.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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Practice Writing 嫌

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