嫌 — dislike, detest, hate

きらう嫌 dislike

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 13 strokes emotion

U+5ACC Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1207 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1724 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

dislike
detest
hate

word

きら kira Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

嫌(きら) う kirau to hate 嫌(きら) い kirai dislike 大(だい) 嫌(きら) い daikirai hate 好(す) き嫌(きら) い sukikirai likes and dislikes

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

嫌(けん) 悪(お) keno disgust 機(き) 嫌(げん) kigen mood ご機(き) 嫌(げん) gokigen mood 不(ふ) 機(き) 嫌(げん) fukigen bad mood

いや iya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

嫌(いや) iya disagreeable 嫌(いや) がる iyagaru to dislike 嫌(いや) がらせ iyagarase harassment

Appears in idioms

自己嫌悪四字熟語

self, self, dislike, bad

Stroke order

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Components

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おんな女 woman #38

かねる兼 concurrently

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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嫌 — dislike, detest, hate

Meanings

word

きら kira Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

いや iya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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嫌 — dislike, detest, hate

Meanings

word

きら kira Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

けん ・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

いや iya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).