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嫌う

嫌う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Verb

嫌う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana きらう, romaji kirau)

  1. to hate; to dislike
     (かれ)田舎 (いなか)陋習 (ろうしゅう) (きら)
    Kare wa inaka no rōshū o kirau.
    He hates provincial abuses.
    家具 (かぐ)湿気 (しっけ) (きら)
    Kagu wa shikke o kirau.
    Furniture are incompatible with moisture.

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.