Hate in Japanese 🇯🇵

きらい info.

Remembering tips:
– Associative Memory: Think of the word "kirai" (きらい) as "key" to "lie" – you hate a lie, so "kirai" means hate.
– Visualization: Picture something you dislike strongly and associate that negative emotion with the sound "ki-rai."

Explanations:
– きらい is an adjective used to express dislike or hate toward something or someone.
– It is often used with the particle が (ga) to indicate what is disliked (e.g., いぬがきらいです, inu ga kirai desu, “I hate dogs”).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 嫌い (きらい, kirai): dislike, hate.
– 憎む (にくむ, nikumu): to hate, to detest.
– 嫌う (きらう, kirau): to dislike, to hate.

Alternate meanings and slang:
– きらい can sometimes mean "unwilling" or "reluctant" in a broader context, though this usage is less common.
– In slang, きらい might be shortened or altered for casual speech but it generally retains its meaning of dislike.

Examples of sentences:
1. 彼は野菜がきらいです。
– Romanized: Kare wa yasai ga kirai desu.
– Translation: He hates vegetables.

2. 私はうそつきがきらい。
– Romanized: Watashi wa usotsuki ga kirai.
– Translation: I hate liars.

3. その音楽がきらいです。
– Romanized: Sono ongaku ga kirai desu.
– Translation: I dislike that music.

4. 彼女は勉強がきらいみたいです。
– Romanized: Kanojo wa benkyou ga kirai mitai desu.
– Translation: She seems to hate studying.

5. あなたのことがきらいじゃないけど、今は会いたくない。
– Romanized: Anata no koto ga kirai ja nai kedo, ima wa aitakunai.
– Translation: It's not that I hate you, but I don't want to see you right now.

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