01
嫌い
きらい
dislike
Meanings
- dislike
- detest
- hate
Readings
Onyomi
- ケン
- ゲン
Kunyomi
- きら.う
- きら.い
- いや
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Useful words
02
嫌な
いやな
unpleasant
03
嫌う
きらう
to hate
04
機嫌
きげん
mood
05
嫌がらせ
いやがらせ
harassment
06
好き嫌い
すききらい
likes and dislikes
Compare Kanji
01好Pair95%fond, pleasingLike and dislike form the clean emotional pair learners need first.02憎Meaning86%hate, detest憎 is stronger hatred, useful for separating mild dislike from deep loathing.03悪Meaning74%bad, viceBad feeling in 悪 supports the negative tone of 嫌 without sharing its shape.04怒Meaning72%angry, be offendedAnger often follows dislike; 怒 marks the nearby emotional reaction.05女Component70%woman, femaleThe left side of 嫌 is 女, a shape cue also seen in many personal-feeling kanji.06兼Component79%concurrently, and兼 forms the right side of 嫌, so it is the detail to check before reading the whole kanji.
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