Definition: 意味
unpleasant
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 嫌 【いや】(iya).
Meaning: disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant.
Type: Noun, Adjective, な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
嫌 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
それを考えただけで嫌です。
それをかんがえただけでいやです。
sore o kangaeta dake de iya desu.
I am repulsed just by thinking about it.
Example #2
彼は本当にいやな奴だった。
かれはほんとうにいやなやつだった。
kare wa hontou ni iya na yatsu datta.
He really was a despicable man.
Example #3
あなたは何か嫌な事がありましたか?
あなたはなにかいやなことがありましたか?
anata wa nani ka iya na koto ga arimashita ka?
Is there something bothering you?
Example #4
昨日はいやな思いをさせてごめんなさい。
きのうはいやなおもいをさせてごめんなさい。
kinou wa iya na omoi o sasete gomen nasai.
I am sorry for putting you in an unpleasant situation yesterday.
Example #5
あなたは妹と一緒に働くことは嫌ですか。
あなたはいもうとといっしょにはたらくことはいやですか。
anata wa imouto to issho ni hataraku koto wa iya desu ka.
Do you not want to work with your younger sister?
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