Vocabulary

What does 好き嫌い (すききらい, sukikirai) mean?

好き嫌い (すききらい, sukikirai) means likes and dislikes; being picky, choosy.

Quick facts
Readingすききらい
Romajisukikirai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
すききらい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsukikirai

likes and dislikes; being picky, choosy

  1. 1noun likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences

Example sentences

  • My son is a picky eater.

  • Please don't bring personal likes and dislikes into your work.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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