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How to say 'Likes and dislikes' in Japanese | 好き嫌い

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The Japanese word for Likes and dislikes is 'Sukikirai', written as 好き嫌い in Japanese.'Likes and dislikes' in hiragana is すききらい.

    word

    好き嫌い

    Meaning

    Likes and dislikes

    Reading

    すききらい

    sukikirai

    Kanji

    好Like, Fond 嫌Dislike

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '好き嫌い (すききらい)' refers to one's preferences or aversions, specifically the things one likes or dislikes. It is often used to describe personal tastes, particularly in food, but can also apply to other areas such as hobbies, activities, or people. For example: he has strong likes and dislikes when it comes to food「彼は食べ物に関して好き嫌いが激しい」(かれはたべものにかんしてすききらいがはげしい). I don't have many likes or dislikes「私は好き嫌いが少ない」(わたしはすききらいがすくない). This term is commonly used in everyday conversation to discuss preferences.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    9

    Frequency

    4540

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 好き嫌い

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    好

    Meaning

    Like, Fond

  • kanji

    嫌

    Meaning

    Dislike

Hiragana in the Word 好き嫌い

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    き

    Reading

    Ki

  • hiragana

    い

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 好き嫌い Through the Kanji 好

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 好 as well.

  • word

    大好き

    Meaning

    Love

  • word

    好き

    Meaning

    Like

  • word

    格好

    Meaning

    Appearance, Posture

  • word

    好み

    Meaning

    Preference

  • word

    好む

    Meaning

    Prefer

  • word

    好奇心

    Meaning

    Curiosity

  • word

    好

    Meaning

    Favorable

  • word

    好意

    Meaning

    Goodwill

  • word

    好奇

    Meaning

    Curiosity

Words Related to 好き嫌い Through the Kanji 嫌

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 嫌 as well.

  • word

    嫌い

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    嫌

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    大嫌い

    Meaning

    Hate

  • word

    嫌う

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    機嫌

    Meaning

    Mood

  • word

    嫌がる

    Meaning

    Dislike

  • word

    不機嫌

    Meaning

    Displeased

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'Sukikirai' means 'Likes and dislikes' .

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