嫌(きら)う

きらう
verb (godan)
to hate, to dislike
1. to hate, to dislike, to loathe
To have strong negative feelings toward something.
彼(かれ)は野菜(やさい)を嫌(きら)う。
He hates vegetables.
嫌(きら)われている。
I'm disliked.
嫌(きら)わないで。
Don't hate me.
みんなに嫌(きら)われるのがこわい。
I'm afraid of being disliked by everyone.
理由(りゆう)もなく人(ひと)を嫌(きら)うのはよくない。
It's not right to dislike people without reason.

嫌(きら)う is a godan verb meaning to hate or dislike, the verb form of the na-adjective 嫌(きら)い.

CONJUGATION:
嫌(きら)わない (neg), 嫌(きら)います (polite), 嫌(きら)って (te-form), 嫌(きら)った (past)

KEY FORMS:

  • 嫌(きら)い: dislike (na-adjective) - more common in speech
  • 嫌(きら)う: to dislike (verb) - sounds literary/formal
  • 嫌(きら)われる: to be disliked (passive) - very common

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜に嫌(きら)われる: to be disliked by ~
  • 〜を嫌(きら)う: to dislike ~
  • 嫌(きら)われ者(もの): unpopular person

INTENSITY SCALE:

  • 苦手(にがて): not good with (mildest)
  • 嫌(きら)い/嫌(きら)う: dislike
  • 大嫌(だいきら)い: hate
  • 憎(にく)む: to hate (strongest)

RELATED:

  • 避(さ)ける: to avoid
  • 嫌(いや): unpleasant, disagreeable
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Added 2026.1.9 21:55 · Revised 2026.2.21 13:35
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