JLPT N5 vocabulary
嫌: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
いや2Odaka · falls after
na-adjective
Meaning
- disliking, not wanting, unwilling to do, reluctant
- unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, disgusting, undesirable, unwelcome
- (interjection) no!, quit it!, stop!

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 嫌 | 嫌 |
| Plain past過去形 | 嫌 | 嫌 |
| Polite presentです形 | 嫌 | 嫌 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 嫌 | 嫌 |
| Te-formて形 | 嫌 | 嫌 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 嫌 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 嫌 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 嫌 | 嫌 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 嫌 | 嫌 |
Example sentences
パチンコとか競馬とか、そんなデートはいやよ!
I don't want a date with stuff like pachinko or horse racing!
あの男は報告かたがた言い訳をしていくからいやだ。
I don't like how that man uses the reports as a way to make excuses.