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嫌厭 (けんえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

嫌けん厭えん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

disgust; loathing; abhorrence

A strong feeling of aversion or repulsion, often used in formal or written contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to loathe'.

彼かれは不ふ正せいに対たいして嫌けん厭えんの情じょうを抱いだいている。
He harbors a feeling of loathing toward injustice.

多おおくの人ひとがその政せい治じ家かを嫌けん厭えんしている。

Many people loathe that politician.

Kanji

嫌dislike, detest, hate
厭get tired of, satiate, bore

Similar words

嫌けん悪お
嫌悪 is more common and neutral for 'disgust' or 'aversion'. 嫌厭 is rarer and carries a stronger, more literary tone of abhorrence.
憎ぞう悪お
憎悪 means 'hatred' and is more intense and personal than 嫌厭, which focuses on strong dislike or repulsion.

Etymology

Compound of 嫌 (けん, 'dislike') and 厭 (えん, 'to be weary of'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys strong aversion.