Meaning of 嫌味 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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嫌味, 嫌み, 厭味, 厭み
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Kana Readingいやみ
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Romajiiyami
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- disagreeableness; disagreeability; gaudiness; sarcasm
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Example Sentences
嫌味, 嫌み, 厭味, 厭み, いやみ used in context
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先輩は、嫌味なくらいの完璧超人でしたからね。だから逆にその「癖」は先輩の可愛げ・・・というか、チャームポイントでしたよ。
You were always a perfect 'super human' to an infuriating extent. And so that 'habit' actually was one of your cute ... or rather charm points.
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世界からは【麻疹輸出国】と嫌味とも本音ともとれることをいわれている始末。
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.
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Kanji found in this word
get tired of, satiate, bore, dislike, disagreeable, unwelcome
On: エン, オン, アン, オウ, ユウ, ヨウ
Kun: いや, あ.きる, いと.う, おさ.える
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