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嫌悪感 (けんおかん, kenokan) Japanese meaning: disgust | Kotomora
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たい
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嫌けん
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I felt disgust at his rude attitude.
I hate bugs so much that just seeing them makes me feel revulsion.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 嫌けん 悪お 感かん を 抱いだ く to feel disgust/aversion toward something
I felt strong disgust at his way of doing things.
〈 事こと 〉 に 嫌けん 悪お 感かん を 覚おぼ える to feel a sense of disgust at something
I felt a wave of disgust at that sight.
〈 事こと 〉 が 嫌けん 悪お 感かん を 示しめ す to show/display disgust
She showed her disgust at the story.
〈 事こと 〉 が 嫌けん 悪お 感かん を 与あた える to cause someone to feel disgust
That act caused disgust in many people.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Related words 嫌悪 names the abstract feeling of hatred or disgust itself, while 嫌悪感 highlights the subjective sensation of experiencing that feeling.
不快感 is a milder, broader sense of discomfort or displeasure, whereas 嫌悪感 is a stronger, often morally-charged revulsion.
憎悪 is intense hatred directed at a person or group, while 嫌悪感 can arise toward things, acts, or ideas as well as people.
Etymology Compound of 嫌悪 (ken'o, 'disgust, hatred') + 感 (kan, 'feeling, sensation'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word is a modern Sino-Japanese formation.
