Word Meaning 忌み嫌う

いみきらう imikirau

忌み嫌う is read as いみきらう (imikirau) and means to detest.

Meaning

English

to detest
to abhor
to loathe

Reading

Kana

いみきらう

Romaji

imikirau

Writing Variants

忌嫌う いみきらう imikirau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 138662 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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嫌忌

けんき

dislike

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌まわしい

いまわしい

ominous

忌み言葉

いみことば

euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

忌日

きにち

49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed

忌み日

いみび

unlucky day (according to astrology)

忌中

きちゅう

mourning

嫌う

きらう

to hate

嫌味を言う

いやみをいう

to make snide remarks

ご機嫌よう

ごきげんよう

how do you do?

嫌

いや

no!

嫌気

いやき

dislike