Word Meaning 厭々

いやいや iyaiya

厭々 is read as いやいや (iyaiya) and means shaking head in refusal (like a child).

Meaning

English

  1. shaking head in refusal (like a child)
  2. no!
  3. no no!
  4. not at all
  5. unwillingly
  6. grudgingly
  7. reluctantly

Reading

Kana

いやいや

Romaji

iyaiya

Writing Variants

  • 厭厭 いやいや iyaiya
  • 嫌々 いやいや iyaiya
  • 嫌嫌 いやいや iyaiya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Antonyms いそいそ Rank 162980 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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厭らしい

やらしい

unpleasant