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What does 嫌い (きらい, kirai) mean?

嫌い (きらい, kirai) means to dislike, to hate.

Quick facts
Readingきらい
Romajikirai
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
きらい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkirai

to dislike, to hate

  1. 1na-adjective · noun disliked; hated; disagreeable
  2. 2noun tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
  3. 3noun distinction; discrimination

Example sentences

  • I hate insects.

  • My younger brother hates vegetables.

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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.

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