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Japanese word 嫌い: dislike / hate. Meanings and example sentences.

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嫌い (きらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

嫌い (きらい) means dislike / hate.

See example sentences below.

嫌い at a glance

嫌い

きらいkirai

N5adj

dislike / hate

嫌いきらいkiraiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 嫌い

Core meaning

dislike / hate

Basic example sentences

Example 1

私はにんじんがきらいです。

Translation

I dislike carrots.

Example 2

あの人は犬がきらいです。

Translation

That person hates dogs.

Kanji 嫌: dislike, detest, hate

Kanji 嫌: dislike, detest, hate

Kanji 嫌: meanings, readings, and example words.

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