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大嫌い (だいきらい, daikirai) Japanese meaning: hate | Kotomora

大だい嫌きらい

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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hate; detest; strongly dislike

Expresses strong aversion; often used in casual, emotional statements. Can be used as a na-adjective or as a noun-like predicate with だ/です.

私わたしはピーマンが大だい嫌きらいです。

I hate green peppers.

彼かれは嘘うそをつく人ひとが大だい嫌きらいだ。

He detests people who lie.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が大だい嫌きらいだto hate/detest something intensely
彼かれはピーマンが大だい嫌きらいだ。
He absolutely hates green peppers.
〈人ひと〉のことが大だい嫌きらいだto hate a person (deeply dislike them as a person)
妹いもうとは彼かれのことが大だい嫌きらいだ。
My little sister absolutely hates him.
〈事こと〉が大だい嫌きらいになるto come to hate something
彼かの女じょはその音おん楽がくが大だい嫌きらいになった。
She came to detest that music.

Kanji

大large, big
嫌dislike, detest, hate

Related words

嫌きらいN5
嫌い means a plain dislike, while 大嫌い adds 大 (big) to express intense hatred or strong aversion.
嫌けん悪おN1
嫌悪 is a formal, written noun for aversion or disgust, while 大嫌い is a casual, emotional adjective used in everyday speech.
憎にくむN3
憎む is a verb meaning to hate someone with resentment or grudge, while 大嫌い is an adjective expressing strong dislike without necessarily implying resentment.

Opposites

大だい好すきN5
大好き means 'love a lot', the direct opposite of 大嫌い, which means 'hate a lot'.

Don't confuse with

苦にが手てN3
苦手 means 'bad at' or 'have trouble dealing with' something, which can overlap with dislike but doesn't imply hatred the way 大嫌い does.

Built from

大だい+嫌きらう

Written forms

大だい嫌きらいUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
だいきらいUsage2%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, children's materials, and when emphasis is desired.
ダイキライUsage1%

Etymology

Formed from the prefix 大 (だい, 'big, great') + 嫌い (きらい, 'dislike'), yielding a straightforward compound meaning 'greatly dislike'.