嫌(きら)い

きらい
na-adjective
dislike, hate
1. dislike, hate
To not like something or someone.
野菜(やさい)が嫌(きら)いです。
I don't like vegetables.
嫌(きら)いな食(た)べ物(もの)
Food I dislike.
勉強(べんきょう)が嫌(きら)いじゃない。
I don't dislike studying.
嫌(きら)いな人(ひと)はいません。
There's no one I dislike.
子供(こども)のとき魚(さかな)が嫌(きら)いだったが、今(いま)は好(す)きだ。
I disliked fish as a child, but now I like it.

嫌(きら)い is a na-adjective expressing dislike. Unlike English "hate," it's commonly used for mild dislikes.

FORMS:

  • 嫌(きら)いだ: (I) dislike
  • 嫌(きら)いな + noun: disliked ~
  • 嫌(きら)いではない: don't dislike

INTENSITY SCALE:

  • 好(す)き: like
  • 嫌(きら)いじゃない: don't dislike
  • 嫌(きら)い: dislike
  • 大嫌(だいきら)い: really hate

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜が嫌(きら)い: dislike ~
  • 嫌(きら)いになる: to come to dislike
  • 嫌(きら)いではありません: I don't dislike (polite denial)

NOTE:
The particle が marks what is disliked: 野菜(やさい)が嫌(きら)い (dislike vegetables). The subject marker は can replace が for contrast.

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Added 2026.1.11 18:31 · Revised 2026.2.27 9:41
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