Illustration: After a messy snack at the kitchen table, a parent approaches a child’s sauce-smeared cheeks with a damp hand towel. The child pulls their head back, twists their face firmly away, and raises both palms to resist the impending wipe.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

嫌いやがる

iyagaru

to show dislike, to be reluctant

Often describes someone else’s visible reluctance. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは急いそげと言いわれるのをいやがる。
He hates being told to hurry up.
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猫ねこは濡ぬれるのを嫌いやがる。
Cats dislike being wet.
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彼かれは答こたえるのを嫌いやがった。
He was reluctant to answer.
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Kanji in 嫌

嫌dislike; detestOnケン・ゲンKunきらう・きらい・いや

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