JLPT N2 · Noun

好き嫌い (sukikirai)

好き嫌い (すききらい, sukikirai) is a Japanese noun meaning “likes and dislikes; tastes”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すききらい
Romaji: sukikirai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness · noun

Example sentences

好き嫌い言わないで全部食べなさい。

You shouldn't be so picky about food.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 好き嫌い

好

fond, pleasing, like somethingコウ・この.む・す.く · 6 strokes

嫌

dislike, detest, hateケン・ゲン・きら.う・きら.い · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 好き嫌い.

好きすきliking大好きだいすきliking very much格好かっこうshape好みこのみliking好むこのむto like友好ゆうこうfriendship好き好きすきずきmatter of taste好意こういkindness好況こうきょうprosperous (economic) conditions好調こうちょうfavourable好評こうひょうfavorable reception嗜好しこうtaste良好りょうこうgood物好きものずき(idle) curiosity

Source: JMdict entry 1277460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.