嫌

dislike, detest, hate

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケンゲン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いやきら.いきら.う

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1207

Vocabulary

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
嫌悪	ケンオ	disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
嫌疑	ケンギ	suspicion
嫌気	ケンキ	dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
自己嫌悪	ジコケンオ	self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
嫌悪感	ケンオカン	(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing; abhorrence

ゲン

Word	Reading	Meaning
機嫌	キゲン	humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; safety; health; well-being; one's situation; in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper
上機嫌	ジョウキゲン	good humour (humor); good mood
不機嫌	フキゲン	pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
御機嫌	ゴキゲン	humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; safety; health; well-being; one's situation; in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper
屠蘇機嫌	トソキゲン	feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
嫌い	きらい	disliked; hated; disagreeable; tendency; smack (of); touch (of); distinction; discrimination
嫌う	きらう	to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
嫌がらせ	いやがらせ	harassment; pestering
嫌がらせ	イヤガラセ	harassment; pestering
嫌がらせ	イヤがらせ	harassment; pestering

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Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

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mediator, go-between

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