Meaning

Primary

Disgust

Alternatives

Hate, Repugnance

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

You dislike someone so badly that it turns to disgust and hate.

Reading

けんお
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You haven't learned this reading for yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

When you feel disgust for someone all you can manage to say when you see them is, "Oh... (), it's you." Feel the anger when you see their face, "Oh, you again. Bleh."

Context

Context Sentences

クリステンはクイン・ベリルを嫌悪している。

Kristen hates Queen Beryl.

コウイチは嫌悪の目で私をにらんできた。

Koichi glared at me with a look of disgust in his eyes.

あいつの顔を見るだけで、嫌悪を催す。

Just seeing his face makes me seethe with hatred.

Kanji Composition