嫌い

(2 entries)
きらい
JLPT:N5
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1Disliked, hated, or found unpleasant -- expresses aversion or a lack of liking (na-adjective / noun).

Na-AdjectiveNoun

Examples

私は納豆が嫌いです。

I dislike natto.

彼の態度がどうしても嫌いだ。

I really dislike his attitude.

嫌いなら無理に食べなくていいよ。

If you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself to eat it.

好き嫌いが多くて、給食の時間が苦手だ。

I have a lot of likes and dislikes, so I don't enjoy school lunch time.

2A tendency or propensity, used in the set phrase "~の嫌いがある" ("tends to ~"); a somewhat formal equivalent of "~しがち".

NounUsually Kana

Examples

彼は忘れっぽい嫌いがあるから注意が必要だ。

He tends to be forgetful, so you need to be careful.

その提案は短絡的な嫌いがある。

That proposal tends to be overly simplistic.

3A more literary, somewhat old-fashioned usage meaning "distinction" or "discrimination"; most often seen in the pattern "~の嫌いなく" ("regardless of ~").

NounUsually Kana

Examples

この賞は年齢や性別の嫌いなく応募できる。

This award can be applied for regardless of age or gender.

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