嫌
嫌 — Dislike
dislike, detest, hate
On’yomiケン (ken)
On’yomiゲン (gen)
Kun’yomiきらう (kirau)
Kun’yomiきらい (kirai)
Kun’yomiいや (iya)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 嫌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫌 | いや iya | disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do) |
| 嫌い | きらい kirai | disliked; hated; disagreeable |
| 嫌がらせ | いやがらせ iyagarase | harassment; pestering |
| 嫌気 | いやき iyaki | dislike; disgust; disinclination |
| 機嫌 | きげん kigen | humour; humor; temper |
| 嫌う | きらう kirau | to hate; to dislike; to loathe |
Study notes
嫌 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1207 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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