What does kanji 嫌 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 嫌 is dislike.

How is kanji 嫌 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 嫌 are きら.う, きら.い, いや; the onyomi readings are ケン, ゲン.

What is the main radical of kanji 嫌?

The main radical for kanji 嫌 is 女.

What words use kanji 嫌?

Example words that use kanji 嫌 include 嫌気, 嫌い, 嫌う, 嫌悪.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

嫌

Meaning

Kanji 嫌

dislike

dislike, detest, hate

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: きら.うきら.いいや
Onyomi 音読み: ケンゲン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1207
Strokes: 13
Radical: 女
Components: ｜ • ハ • 并 • 女 • ヨ
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 廉 • 兼 • 慊 • 蒹 • 嗛 • 傔 • 凲

Related vocabulary

Showing 32 common entries

Showing 32 of 124 entries that include this kanji.

嫌気

いやき

dislike

嫌い

きらい

distinction

嫌う

きらう

to hate

嫌悪

けんお

disgust

嫌疑

けんぎ

suspicion

嫌悪感

けんおかん

(feeling of) hatred

嫌いがある

きらいがある

to have a tendency to

嫌いなく

きらいなく

without discrimination

嫌い箸

きらいばし

things prohibited by chopstick etiquette

嫌こと

いやこと

unpleasant comment

嫌な思いをする

いやなおもいをする

to feel uncomfortable

嫌な天気

いやなてんき

bad weather

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

私は蛇が嫌いです。

I dislike snakes.

私は嘘をつくのが大嫌いです。

I hate telling lies.

嫌なら、無理に食べなくてもいいですよ。

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

彼女は嫌な顔をして私を見た。

She looked at me with a disgusted face.

彼はクラスの全員に嫌われている。

He is disliked by everyone in the class.

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