Moji Ninja

嫌 — dislike; hate

嫌 means “dislike; hate”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken), ゲン (gen). Kun'yomi: いや (iya), きら(う) (kirau). You'll see it in words such as 嫌 (iya, “disliking; not wanting”).

嫌
Stroke order of 嫌
Meaning
dislike; hate
On'yomi
ケン (ken), ゲン (gen)
Kun'yomi
いや (iya), きら(う) (kirau)
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N3 · set Feelings 2

How to remember 嫌

Sounds like 兼: both read ケン.

Parts: 女 woman · 兼 double as

Words with 嫌

WordReadingMeaning
嫌いや iya kundisliking; not wanting
嫌いきらい kirai kundisliking; hating
嫌うきらう kirau kunto hate; to dislike

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Feelings 2” set

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