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Japanese word 好き嫌い: likes and dislikes / preferences. Meanings and example sentences.

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好き嫌い (すききらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

好き嫌い (すききらい) means likes and dislikes / preferences.

See example sentences below.

好き嫌い at a glance

好き嫌い
すききらいsukikirai
N2noun
likes and dislikes / preferences
好き嫌いすききらいsukikiraiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 好き嫌い

Core meaning

likes and dislikes / preferences

Basic example sentences

Example 1

子どもの好き嫌いはよくあることです。

Translation

Children often have likes and dislikes.

Example 2

好き嫌いをなくしていろいろ食べよう。

Translation

Let's try to get rid of dislikes and eat various foods.

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