1.
to become fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted
To reach a point where one can no longer tolerate something and feels strong aversion or weariness toward it.
仕事が嫌になった。
I got fed up with my job.
毎日同じことの繰り返しで嫌になる。
Repeating the same thing every day makes me sick of it.
自分の優柔不断さが嫌になることがある。
Sometimes I get disgusted with my own indecisiveness.
A very common and natural expression in everyday Japanese. Conveys a strong sense of weariness, frustration, or disgust. Can be directed at situations, people, or oneself.
USAGE:
The thing one is fed up with is marked by が: Xが嫌になる. It can also express self-directed frustration: 自分が嫌になる (to become disgusted with oneself).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- Xが嫌になる: to become fed up with X
- 嫌になるほど: to the point of being sick of it
- もう嫌になった: I've had enough already
SIMILAR WORDS:
- うんざりする: to be fed up — stronger emphasis on boredom and exhaustion
- 飽きる: to get tired of — emphasizes loss of interest rather than aversion
- 懲りる: to learn one's lesson — implies being fed up after a bad experience