Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to detest, to abhor, to loathe.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
忌み嫌う いみきらう
 
忌嫌う いみきらう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mourning, abhor, detestable
い.む キ いまわ (8th, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
dislike, detest, hate
いや きら.う ケン (9th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン か.ねる かね (7th, 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)