Meaning

Primary

Dislike

Alternatives

Hate, Dislikable, Detestable

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

You know that means dislike and this vocab word means the same thing: dislike or hate!

Though this word is an adjective in Japanese, it usually makes sense to translate it as a verb in English, because of the difference in sentence structure. However, a more literal translation would be dislikable or detestable.

Reading

きらい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Of all the things out there to dislike the thing I dislike the most is the killer (きら) of people. People should never kill people.

Context

Context Sentences

私の嫌いな穴うめ問題がテストに出ました。

There were fill in the blank questions on the test, which I hate.

単じゅん作業は嫌いです。そんなものは機械にまかせるべきだと思います。

I don't like busy work. I think we should have it done by machines.

色々と振り回してごめんなさい。嫌なやつと思ってるかもしれないけど、嫌いにならないで。

I’m sorry to cause so many problems. You may think I’m unpleasant, but please don’t hate me.

Kanji Composition