I Love Kanji嫌う (kirau)
嫌う (きらう, kirau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hate; to dislike”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きらう
- Romaji
- kirau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor · godan verb, transitive
- to avoid · godan verb, transitive
- to disregard; to act without regard (for) · godan verb, transitive
- to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 嫌う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 嫌う | きらう kirau |
| Polite (~masu) | 嫌います | きらいます kiraimasu |
| Negative | 嫌わない | きらわない kirawanai |
| Polite negative | 嫌いません | きらいません kiraimasen |
| Past | 嫌った | きらった kiratta |
| Polite past | 嫌いました | きらいました kiraimashita |
| Negative past | 嫌わなかった | きらわなかった kirawanakatta |
| Te-form | 嫌って | きらって kiratte |
| Potential | 嫌える | きらえる kiraeru |
| Passive | 嫌われる | きらわれる kirawareru |
| Causative | 嫌わせる | きらわせる kirawaseru |
| Volitional | 嫌おう | きらおう kiraou |
| Imperative | 嫌え | きらえ kirae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 嫌えば | きらえば kiraeba |
Kanji in 嫌う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 嫌う.
嫌いやdisliking嫌いきらいdisliking機嫌きげんhumour嫌がるいやがるto appear uncomfortable (with)好き嫌いすききらいlikes and dislikes嫌々いやいやunwillingly
Source: JMdict entry 1257250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.