嫌 (いや): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

嫌 (いや) means unpleasant / dislike / hate.

See example sentences below.

嫌 at a glance

嫌

いやiya

N5adj

unpleasant / dislike / hate

嫌いやiyaN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

unpleasant / dislike / hate

Example 1

このにおいはいやです。

Translation

I don't like this smell.

Example 2

いやなことがありました。

Translation

Something unpleasant happened.