嫌う【きらう】
Frequency rank: 2,039.
- to hate; to dislike; to loathe
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 嫌う【きらう】Frequency rank: 2,039.
- きらうFrequency rank: 27,000. – 27,198.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hate; to dislike; to loathe
This word expresses a strong feeling of aversion towards someone or something. It is used when someone has intense negative feelings, whether that be a deep dislike or outright hatred.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きらう嫌うことthe act of hatingきらわれる嫌われるto be hatedきらい嫌いになるto come to dislikeきらい嫌いなたべもの食べ物food that one dislikesひと人をきらう嫌うto hate peopleきらう嫌うりゆう理由reason for dislikingたにん他人をきらう嫌うto dislike othersひんぱん頻繁にきらう嫌うto frequently hateきらう嫌うきもち気持ちfeeling of hatredかれ彼をきらう嫌うto hate himむじょうけん無条件にきらう嫌うto hate unconditionally
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
My father hates my reading a newspaper at breakfast.
He said I was his archenemy. How did we arrive at a situation like this?
He hated to play ball with his manager, so he quit his job.
At first he hated her but gradually came to love her.