いや

嫌

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    disliking, not wanting, unwilling (to do), reluctant

    • 彼の話し方が嫌なの。
      I don't like his way of talking.

  2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, disgusting, undesirable, unwelcome

    • この卵は嫌な匂いがする。
      This egg has a bad smell.

  3. interjection (kandoushi)

    no!, quit it!, stop!
    word usually written using kana alone