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嫌 kanji: meaning “dislike”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N113 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
dislike
On'yomi
ケン、ゲン
Kun'yomi
きら・う、きら・い、いや

Picture story to remember 嫌

A woman (女) pushes away two plates served concurrently (兼), because she dislikes both.

Parts in this story:女, 兼

How to write 嫌: stroke order

嫌 is written with 13 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 嫌

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Kanji that share parts with 嫌.