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Definition and meaning of - いや in Japanese

いや
iya

N4

1.dislike, have a dislike for

Adjective

いやなものは 何ですか。
What do you dislike?
いやがる嫌がる
iyagaru

N4

1.dislike, hate

godan ~る verb / transitive

猫はぬれるのを嫌がる。
cats dislike being wet.
きらい嫌い
kirai

N4

1.dislike

Adjective

英語が嫌いです。
I dislike/hate English.
きらう嫌う
kirau

N4

1.dislike

godan ~う verb / transitive

父はラッシュアワーを嫌っています。
My father dislikes rush hour.
いや
iya

N4

1.having a strong aversion or reluctance.

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

彼は野菜が嫌いです。
He dislikes vegetables.
姉は掃除を嫌がります。
My sister is reluctant to clean.
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2.something that is unpleasant or undesirable.

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

彼の態度はとても嫌だ。
His attitude is very unpleasant.
嫌な予感がするんだ。
I have a bad feeling about this.
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いやらしい嫌らしい
iyarashii

N4

1.something that is unpleasant or distasteful.

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

彼の冗談はいつも嫌らしい。
His jokes are always unpleasant.
その場面は嫌らしい雰囲気だった。
The atmosphere in that scene was disagreeable.
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2.suggestive or indecent in a distasteful way.

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

彼の冗談は嫌らしい。
His jokes are lewd.
その映画は嫌らしいシーンが多い。
That movie has many lewd scenes.
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きらい嫌い
kirai

N4

1.having a strong aversion or dislike.

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

彼女は嫌いな食べ物がたくさんあります。
She has a lot of foods that she dislikes.
僕は嫌いな音楽を聞くのが苦手です。
I'm not good at listening to music I dislike.
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2.dislike or hatred towards something or someone.

Noun

彼の言動には嫌いな匂いがする。
His words and actions have a touch of dislike.
その提案には嫌いな要素が含まれている。
The proposal contains elements that smack of dislike.
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3.dislike or hatred.

Noun

彼は人々を嫌いなく接する。
He treats people without discrimination.
嫌いな差別をなくすために努力する。
Efforts are made to eliminate discrimination.
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Collocations
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はなび

花火

hanabi

definition
いや
嫌がる いやがる
嫌い きらい
嫌う きらう
いや
嫌らしい いやらしい
嫌い きらい

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