Word Meaning 食わず嫌い

くわずぎらい kuwazugirai

食わず嫌い is read as くわずぎらい (kuwazugirai) and means disliking a certain food without having tried it.

Meaning

English

  1. disliking a certain food without having tried it
  2. disliking something without having tried it
  3. being prejudiced against
  4. having an instinctive aversion to

Reading

Kana

くわずぎらい

Romaji

kuwazugirai

Writing Variants

  • 食わずぎらい くわずぎらい kuwazugirai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 20445 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食べず嫌い

たべずぎらい

disliking without even tasting

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食合い

くいあい

biting one another

食が細い

しょくがほそい

eating only a little

食の細い

しょくのほそい

sparsely eating

食器

しょっき

tableware

食卓

しょくたく

dining table

食糧

しょくりょう

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)

食品添加物

しょくひんてんかぶつ

food additive

食糧庁

しょくりょうちょう

food agency

食品衛生法

しょくひんえいせいほう

Food Sanitation Act

食品衛生

しょくひんえいせい

food hygiene

Example Sentences

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Even though Tom has never even tried eating one, he says he doesn't like kiwifruit.

There are those who distance themselves from sushi without having ever tried it, but there are also a fair number of people who have "Become captive to sushi" having only tried it a few times.