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    3. 食わず嫌い

    食わず嫌い

    食くわ​ず​嫌ぎらい​

    disliking a certain food without having tried it

    KMT10News #33+1Noun, Participle, Verb, AdjectiveFood & DiningEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    喰わず嫌い食わずぎらい食わず嫌

    くわずぎらい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Adjective

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

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    彼かれは食くわず嫌ぎらいが多おおい。

    He dislikes many foods without trying them.

    KMT8Food & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    子こ供どもの頃ころはピーマンが食くわず嫌ぎらいだったが、今いまでは好すきになった。

    When I was a child, I disliked bell peppers without trying them, but now I like them.

    KMT9Food & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    納なっ豆とうは食くわず嫌ぎらいだったけど、食たべてみたら意が外いと美お味いしかった。

    Natto was something I disliked without trying, but when I ate it, it was surprisingly delicious.

    KMT10Food & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    新あたらしいことに挑ちょう戦せんする前まえに食くわず嫌ぎらいをするのはもったいない。

    It's a waste to dislike something without trying it before challenging new things.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの食くわず嫌ぎらいは、新あたらしい文ぶん化かを受うけ入いれる上うえでの障しょう害がいとなっている。

    His prejudice against things he hasn't tried is an obstacle to accepting new cultures.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    嫌
    きら.う・きら.い・いや…(2)
    dislike・detest・hate
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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