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What does 嫌う (きらう, kirau) mean?

嫌う (きらう, kirau) means to dislike, to hate.

Quick facts
Readingきらう
Romajikirau
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
きらう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkirau

to dislike, to hate

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to hate; to dislike; to loathe
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to avoid
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to disregard; to act without regard (for)
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

Example sentences

  • He dislikes people who lie.

  • Children often dislike 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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