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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: dislike, detest, hate

Kunyomi: きら.う, きら.い, いや

Onyomi: ケン, ゲン

Composition: 女 兼

嫌

Radical

Radical: 女

Reading: おんなへん

Meaning: woman, female

Strokes: 3

Reading: おんなへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

自己嫌悪(じこけんお)   self-hatred

機嫌(きげん)   mood

嫌う(きらう)   dislike [v.t.]

嫌いな(きらいな)   dislike

好き嫌い(すききらい)   likes and dislikes

食わず嫌い(くわずぎらい)   prejudiced against (some food)

嫌な(いやな)   unpleasant

嫌がる(いやがる)   dislike, unwilling, reluctant [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

嫌気 (イヤキ) dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of

嫌悪 (ケンオ) disgust, hate, repugnance, loathing

酒機嫌 (サカキゲン) one's mood when drinking alcohol

屠蘇機嫌 (トソキゲン) feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake

Kunyomi Examples

嫌う (きらう) to hate, to dislike, to loathe

嫌い (きらい) disliked, hated, disagreeable, tendency, smack (of), touch (of), distinction, discrimination

嫌いがある (きらいがある) to have a tendency to, to be liable to, to have a touch of, to have a smack of

嫌 (いや) disliking, not wanting, unwilling (to do), reluctant, unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, disgusting, undesirable, unwelcome, no!, quit it!, stop!

嫌がらせ (いやがらせ) harassment, pestering

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