# 嫌 eww!!

女 (woman) + 兼 (double-duty) Same-ON
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13 strokes

## Onyomi

KEN |

## Mnemonic

| The woman hated doing double-duty. She wanted a monogamous relationship.

## Kunyomi

いや ( だ！！ ) | Ewww! No way!(what you say) 1/2 KANA KIDS ★★★★☆
いや＊がる | Use this word when telling about how a third party had a bad reaction to something: "He was like, eww!" (彼は嫌がった！） ★★★☆☆
きら＊い | the most common word for hate 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

機嫌(きげん) | mood ★★☆☆☆ 機 (machine) + 嫌 (eww!!) = 機嫌 (mood) mood (bad mood: 不機嫌!)
嫌味(:いやみ) | hurtful speech ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 嫌 (eww!!) + 味 (flavor) = 嫌味 (hurtful speech) a very general term for any kind of hurtful speech - from sarcasm or snarky comments, mean-spirited arguments, to outright belligerence.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
嫌 | eww!! | GIRL | 女
謙 | modesty | TALK | 言
嬢 | young lady | KICK IN THE NUTS |

You say eww because GIRLS are gross.

But you are modest when you TALK to them,

because young ladies will KICK YOU IN THE NUTS.

## Synonyms

detest 侮る 嫌がる 憎しみ 憎らしい 卑しめる いやしむべき 忌み嫌う 忌まわしい 卑しむ
tease 苛める ちゃかす ふざける 冷やかす からかう 嫌がらせ