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嫌

dislike
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingケン、ゲン
Kun readingきら.う、きら.い、いや
JōyōGrade 8
  1. disliking
  2. not wanting
  3. unwilling (to do)
  4. reluctant

Popular Usage

嫌い機嫌嫌う嫌がる好き嫌い

Radicals and components

Radical女womanComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · concurrently · animal horns · rake

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1724

Compound words

嫌いきらい
disliked; hated; disagreeable; tendency; smack (of)
機嫌きげん
humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
嫌うきらう
to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor; to avoid
嫌がるいやがる
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
好き嫌いすききらい
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness
嫌悪けんお
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
嫌疑けんぎ
suspicion
嫌気いやき
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
上機嫌じょうきげん
good humour (humor); good mood
大嫌いだいきらい
hating; strongly disliking
不機嫌ふきげん
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
嫌悪感けんおかん
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion
嫌がらせいやがらせ
harassment; pestering
嫌らしいいやらしい
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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