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嫌

いや

unpleasant, dislike

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Examples

  1. 雨の日は嫌です。

    あめのひはいやです。

    I hate rainy days.

  2. 今日は嫌な人に会いました。

    きょうはいやなひとにあいました。

    I ran into an unpleasant person today.

  3. 嫌なら、しなくてもいいですよ。

    いやなら、しなくてもいいですよ。

    If you don't want to, you don't have to.

Common patterns

嫌な気持ち
a bad feeling
嫌になる
to get fed up
嫌がる
to show dislike, to be unwilling

Memory tip

Read いや here — the same kanji in 嫌い (きらい) is a separate word. 嫌 is closer to 'I don't want to / how unpleasant' in the moment, while 嫌い states a lasting dislike.

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