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嫌う (きらう): to hate, to dislike, to loathe — Japanese vocabulary

嫌う is read きらう and means "to hate, to dislike, to loathe". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

嫌う

Reading
きらう · kirau
Translation
to hate, to dislike, to loathe
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
きらうが

Example

嘘をつく人が嫌いです。

うそをつくひとがきらいです。

I don't like people who lie.

Kanji in this word

  • 嫌 — dislike, hate

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