Word Meaning 嫌々

いやいや iyaiya

嫌々 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

  • 厭々 いやいや iyaiya
  • 厭厭 いやいや iyaiya
  • 嫌嫌 いやいや iyaiya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms いそいそ Rank 137913 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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いや

no!

嫌気

いやき

dislike

嫌い

きらい

distinction

嫌悪

けんお

disgust

嫌う

きらう

to hate

嫌がる

いやがる

to appear uncomfortable (with)

嫌疑

けんぎ

suspicion

嫌がらせ

いやがらせ

harassment

嫌悪感

けんおかん

(feeling of) hatred

嫌気生物

けんきせいぶつ

anaerobe

嫌気性

けんきせい

anaerobic

嫌な気持ち

いやなきもち

unpleasant feeling