Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 嫌い(きらい) in Japanese

嫌い
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
きらい
Romaji
kirai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dislike; hate
    Example sentence
    化学嫌い I hate chemistry.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix
    Meaning
    suspicion; tendency; smack (of)
    Example sentence
    いびつな野菜嫌いです Do you hate misshapen vegetables?

Examples of 嫌い, きらい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

dislike, detest, hate

On'Yomi: ケン, ゲン

Kun'Yomi: きら.う, きら.い, いや

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