Japanese Word Entry
嫌| Kana: | いや |
| Romaji: | iya |
| Definition: | disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant |
| Alternative forms: | 厭 、 厭や |
| Alternative readings: | や (ya)、 イヤ (iya) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 嫌 | dislike, detest, hate, suspect, criticize |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄢˊ (xián) |
| Cantonese: | jim4 |
| Japanese: | ケン (ken)、 ゲン (gen) / きら.う (kirau)、 きら.い (kirai)、 いや (iya)、 うたがう (utagau) |
| Korean: | 혐 (hyeom) |
| Vietnamese: | hiềm |
| 厭 | get tired of, satiate, bore, dislike, disagreeable, unwelcome, detest, reject |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧㄢˋ (yàn), ㄧㄢ (yān), ㄧㄚ (yā), ㄧㄢˇ (yǎn), ㄧˋ (yì) |
| Cantonese: | jim1, jim3 |
| Japanese: | エン (en)、 オン (on)、 アン (an)、 オウ (ou)、 ユウ (yuu)、 ヨウ (you) / いや (iya)、 あ.きる (akiru)、 いと.う (itou)、 おさ.える (osaeru) |
| Korean: | 염 (yeom), 암 (am), 엽 (yeob) |
| Vietnamese: | yếm, áp, yêm, ấp, ướm |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 厌 |