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The kanji 嫌: meaning, readings and stroke order
嫌
- Meaning
- dislike, hate
- On reading
- ケン ken、ゲン* gen
- Kun reading
- きら（う） kirau、きら（い） kirai、いや iya
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 女 woman, female
- Level
- Level 9 · senior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- ghét, không thích (hiềm)
- Japanese
- きらう。いやだと おもう。
- Korean
- 싫어하다, 싫다 (혐)
- Chinese
- 讨厌、不喜欢
Readings, words and example sentences
ケン ken · on reading · less common
嫌悪
disgust, strong dislike
うそに 嫌悪を 感じます。
I feel disgust for lies.
きら（う） kirau · kun reading
嫌う
to dislike, to hate
むだな あらそいを 嫌います。
I dislike pointless arguments.
きら（い） kirai · kun reading
嫌い
not liking, dislike
わたしは 虫が 嫌いです。
I don't like bugs.
いや iya · kun reading
嫌
unpleasant, not wanting
雨の 日は 嫌です。
I don't like rainy days.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 嫌 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 嫌 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 9 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.