いや
嫌
み
味

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. disagreeableness, unpleasantness, nastiness, offensiveness, tastelessness. 味 is ateji.
  2. cutting remark, disagreeable remark, snide comment, sarcastic comment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いや
嫌
み
味
嫌味 いやみ
いや
嫌
 
み
嫌み いやみ
いや
厭
み
味
厭味 いやみ
 
い
 
や
み
味
いや味 いやみ
いや
厭
 
み
厭み いやみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dislike, detest, hate
いや きら.う ケン (Early High School, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン か.ねる かね (Early Jr. High, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
flavor, taste
ミ あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)