Word Meaning 厭う

いとう itou

厭う is read as いとう (itou) and means to take (good) care of.

Meaning

English

  1. to take (good) care of
  2. to be loath to
  3. to balk at (doing)
  4. to grudge (doing)
  5. to spare (oneself)
  6. to be weary of
  7. to shun
  8. to dislike (an activity, an environment)

Reading

Kana

いとう

Romaji

itou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 好む,慕う Rank 163532 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

厭らしい

やらしい

unpleasant

Example Sentences

2

かれはちゅうもくされるのをいとう。

He dislikes being the center of attention.

For some reason, her husband seemed to dislike that she spoke of me. In truth, she talked too much about me.