Word Meaning 嫌い

きらい kirai

嫌い is read as きらい (kirai) and means distinction.

Meaning

English

  1. distinction
  2. discrimination
  3. disliked
  4. hated
  5. disagreeable
  6. tendency
  7. smack (of)
  8. touch (of)

Reading

Kana

きらい

Romaji

kirai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 好き Related Words 飲みニケーション Rank 5847 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

いや

no!

no!

嫌気

いやき

dislike

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

嫌煙活動家

けんえんかつどうか

antismoking activist

Example Sentences

10

わたしはへびがきらいです。

I dislike snakes.

わたしはうそをつくのがだいきらいです。

I hate telling lies.

I hate you!

I hate you!

I hate cats.

I hate mosquitoes.

I don't like dogs.

I hate dogs.

How are you?

I don't like any of them.