嫌きらい

na-adjective, noun

disliked; hated; disagreeable

Basic na-adjective and noun use for something one dislikes. The common pattern is XはYが嫌いだ, and 嫌いな modifies a noun.

Antonyms: 好き (すき)

• 私わたしはピーマンが嫌きらいだ。

  I dislike green peppers.

• 嫌きらいな食たべ物ものはありますか。

  Are there any foods you dislike?

noun

tendency; smack of; touch of

Used mainly in the set expression きらいがある, meaning that someone or something has an undesirable tendency or shows a trace of a certain fault. It is somewhat formal or written, and usually written in kana.

See also: きらいがある

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいは、問もん題だいを単たん純じゅん化かしすぎるきらいがある。

  His explanation tends to oversimplify the problem.

noun

distinction; discrimination

Limited use meaning 'distinction' or 'discrimination', most often in older or formal phrases such as 老若男女のきらいなく. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 問わず or 区別なく.

• 古ふるい言いい方かただが、この祭まつりは老ろう若にゃく男なん女にょのきらいなく楽たのしめる。

  In old-fashioned wording: this festival can be enjoyed by people of all ages and genders, without distinction.