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嫌気 (いやき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

嫌いや気き

also: いやけ · けんき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', transitive verb

dislike; disgust; aversion; being fed up

A feeling of strong dislike, disgust, or weariness toward something. Often used in the phrase 嫌気がさす (to become disgusted/fed up).

彼かれの無む責せき任にんな態たい度どに嫌いや気きがさした。
I got fed up with his irresponsible attitude.

毎まい日にち同おなじ作さ業ぎょうの繰くり返かえしで、嫌いや気きがさしてきた。

Doing the same task every day, I've started to feel disgusted.

Written forms

嫌気Usage98%
- いやき
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading いやき is the most common modern pronunciation.
- いやけ
  Alternate reading; less common than いやき but still encountered.
- けんき
  Rare on'yomi reading; mostly found in older or formal contexts.
いやけUsage2%
けんき

Kanji

嫌dislike, detest, hate
気spirit, mind, air

Similar words

嫌けん悪お
嫌悪 is a stronger, more formal word for 'disgust' or 'revulsion', often used in psychological or moral contexts. 嫌気 is more everyday and implies being tired of something.
うんざり
うんざり is an adverb/suru verb expressing being fed up or bored, similar to 嫌気がさす, but more colloquial and often used for minor annoyances.

Etymology

Compound of 嫌 (iya, 'disagreeable') + 気 (ki, 'feeling, spirit'). The reading いやき is a straightforward combination; いやけ is a variant with rendaku-like voicing, and けんき is the on'yomi reading.