嫌う
きらう
to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor- to avoid
- to disregard; to act without regard (for)
- to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 嫌うきらう | 嫌いますきらいます |
| Negative | 嫌わないきらわない | 嫌いませんきらいません |
| Past | 嫌ったきらった | 嫌いましたきらいました |
| Past negative | 嫌わなかったきらわなかった | 嫌いませんでしたきらいませんでした |
| Te-form | 嫌ってきらって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 嫌えるきらえる |
| Passive | 嫌われるきらわれる |
| Causative | 嫌わせるきらわせる |
| Volitional | 嫌おうきらおう |
| Imperative | 嫌えきらえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 嫌えばきらえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 嫌ったらきらったら |
Example sentences
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He hates himself.
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I hate myself.
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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She hates herself.
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She was down on her husband.
More examples (10)
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She felt an aversion to him.
そんなに嫌われたいの？
Do you want me to hate you?
なぜみんな彼を嫌うの？
Why does everyone hate him?
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She turned against her old friend.
彼らはトムを嫌っていた。
They hated Tom.
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He is hated by all.
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He is much disliked.
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In general, young people dislike formality.
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Children hate cod liver oil.
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I don't like traveling by air.