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忌み嫌う (いみきらう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

忌いみ嫌きらう

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

detest; abhor; loathe

Strong emotional aversion; often used for things one finds repulsive or morally unacceptable.

彼かれは不ふ正せいを忌いみ嫌きらっている。
He detests injustice.
多おおくの人ひとが蛇へびを忌いみ嫌

きら

う

。

Many people loathe snakes.

Written forms

忌いみ嫌きらうUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling.
忌いみきらうUsage11%
search-only kanji form
忌いみ嫌きらう
Less common variant without the okurigana み.

Kanji

忌mourning, abhor, detestable
嫌dislike, detest, hate

Similar words

嫌きらう
嫌う is a general verb for dislike or avoid; 忌み嫌う adds a stronger nuance of moral or instinctive revulsion.
憎にくむ
憎む means to hate with personal animosity; 忌み嫌う focuses on abhorrence or detestation, often without personal grudge.

Etymology

Compound of 忌み (いみ, 'abhorrence, taboo') and 嫌う (きらう, 'to dislike').