JLPT N5 vocabulary
嫌い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
きらい0Heiban · flat
na-adjective
Meaning
- disliked, hated, disagreeable
- (noun) tendency, smack of, touch of
- (noun) distinction, discrimination

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 嫌い | 嫌い |
| Plain past過去形 | 嫌い | 嫌い |
| Polite presentです形 | 嫌い | 嫌い |
| Polite pastでした形 | 嫌い | 嫌い |
| Te-formて形 | 嫌い | 嫌い |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 嫌い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 嫌い | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 嫌い | 嫌い |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 嫌い | 嫌い |
Example sentences
あの二人はすぐにカッとなるきらいがある。
Those two have a tendency to immediately fly into a rage.
多くの子供はピーマンやにんじんが嫌いだ。
Many children dislike foods such as green peppers and carrots.
私はホラーが嫌いだから、あんな映画なんか見るもんか!
I hate horror movies, so there's no way I'm going to see that kind of film.