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    3. 嫌い

    嫌い

    嫌きらい​

    disliked

    N5KMT6News #8+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    きらい

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    disliked, hated, disagreeable

    Noun

    2.
    tendency, smack (of), touch (of)
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    distinction, discrimination
    word usually written using kana alone

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    私わたしはピーマンが嫌きらいです。

    I dislike green peppers.

    KMT2Food & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは嘘うそをつくのが嫌きらいだ。

    He dislikes telling lies.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    嫌きらいな仕し事ごとでも、責せき任にんを持もってやらなければならない。

    Even if it's a job I dislike, I have to do it responsibly.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    嫌きらいな食たべ物ものが多おおいと、外がい食しょくの時ときに困こまる。

    If you dislike many foods, it's troublesome when eating out.

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれの話はなし方かたには、どこか人ひとを馬ば鹿かにする嫌きらいがある。

    There's a tendency in his way of speaking to look down on people.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    嫌
    きら.う・きら.い・いや…(2)
    dislike・detest・hate
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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