Japanese Word Entry
忌み嫌う| Kana: | いみきらう |
| Romaji: | imikirau |
| Definition: | to detest, to abhor, to loathe |
| Alternative form: | 忌嫌う |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 忌 | mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary, jealous, envious, fear |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧˋ (jì) |
| Cantonese: | gei6 |
| Japanese: | キ (ki) / い.む (imu)、 い.み (imi)、 い.まわしい (imawashii) |
| Korean: | 기 (gi) |
| Vietnamese: | kị, kí |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 誋 |
| 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 |