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嫌がる (iyagaru) Japanese meaning: show reluctance | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 嫌がる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 嫌いや がる 嫌いや がらない Polite 嫌いや がります 嫌いや がりません Past polite 嫌いや がりました 嫌いや がりませんでした Past 嫌いや がった 嫌いや がらなかった Te-form 嫌いや がって 嫌いや がらないで Desire 嫌いや がりたい 嫌いや がりたくない Potential 嫌いや がれる 嫌いや がれない Passive 嫌いや がられる 嫌いや がられない Causative 嫌いや がらせる 嫌いや がらせない Causative passive 嫌いや がらせられる also 嫌いや がらされる 嫌いや がらせられない also 嫌いや がらされない Volitional 嫌いや がろう Polite volitional 嫌いや がりましょう Imperative 嫌いや がれ 嫌いや がるな Conditional 嫌いや がれば 嫌いや がらなければ Tara conditional 嫌いや がったら 嫌いや がらなかったら
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The child cried, hating the injection.
He hates speaking in public.
The dog is reluctant to go for a walk.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 嫌いや がる to show reluctance/dislike about doing something
The child was reluctant to go to school.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 〜 されるのを 嫌いや がる to dislike having something done to oneself by someone
He dislikes having his picture taken by others.
〈 事こと 〉 を 嫌いや がって 〜 showing reluctance about something, (then does/says...)
He showed such reluctance to take the medicine that he started crying.
Kanji 厭 get tired of, satiate, bore Related words 嫌う expresses a general, often internal dislike or hatred, while 嫌がる focuses on the outward, visible show of that reluctance or dislike.
渋る describes hesitating or dragging one's feet about doing something, whereas 嫌がる emphasizes an open display of dislike toward the act itself.
拒む means to refuse or reject outright, a stronger and more decisive act than 嫌がる, which just shows reluctance without necessarily refusing.
嫌がる describes an outwardly visible reluctance or dislike, while 厭う is a more internal, literary sense of not wanting to do something.
嫌がる describes the outward show of reluctance or aversion, while 否む describes the inner feeling of strong dislike itself.
Opposites 喜ぶ means to show visible pleasure or joy, the direct opposite of 嫌がる's visible display of dislike or reluctance.
嫌がる means to show dislike or reluctance toward something, the opposite of 欲しがる, which means to show a desire for something.
Written forms 嫌いや がる
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
厭いや がる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 嫌 is preferred in modern writing.
Etymology Derived from the adjective 嫌 (iya, 'unpleasant') + suffix がる (garu, 'to show signs of'). The suffix がる attaches to adjectives to indicate that someone appears to feel that way.
