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嫌 means 'disagreeable'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 743   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-5    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 52 words   Used in 107 words   Used in 1 name   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケン   ゲン
Kun
   いや disagreeable   きらう to dislike
Additional readings
Kun    きらい
Components
⿰  女 woman; female  兼 double  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 嫌 is used 7 times, read 4 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 嫌 is used 105 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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ゲン : 29 words FIND ALL
き げ ん 0
Most common form: 気嫌
noun
1. humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits
2. safety; health; well-being; one's situation
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ケン : 26 words FIND ALL
け ん ぎ 1 け ん ぎ 3
noun
suspicion
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いや : 18 words FIND ALL
い や 2
Most common form: いや
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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きらう (read as ぎら) : 18 words FIND ALL
noun (suffix)
dislike; hatred; fear  (see also: 犬嫌い)
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きらう : 14 words FIND ALL
き ら い 0
1. dislike; hate  (opposite: 好き)
noun
2. suspicion; tendency; smack (of)  (see also: 嫌いが在る; often written with kana only)
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An additional one less common word includes 嫌 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1218  Joy o' Kanji : 1218  Key to Kanji: - 

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嫌
ケン   ゲン   いや disagreeable   きらう to dislike   
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兼
ケン   double   かねる to be unable to; to double up as   
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禾
grain
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
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