Word Meaning 忌嫌う

いみきらう imikirau

忌嫌う 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

いみ嫌う いみきらう imikirau
忌みきらう いみきらう imikirau
忌み嫌う いみきらう imikirau

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136157 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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嫌忌

けんぎ

dislike

忌避

きひ

evasion

忌まわしい

いまわしい

ominous

忌日

いみび

unlucky day (according to astrology)

忌日

きじつ

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

忌中

きちゅう

mourning

嫌う

きらう

to hate

嫌みを言う

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

や

no!

嫌気

いやき

dislike