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Japanese
Adjective
きらい • (kirai) -na (adnominal きらいな (kirai na), adverbial きらいに (kirai ni))
- 嫌い: to dislike, to not like; to hate
- 嫌い: a suspicion, a bad tendency, to smack of. Always preceded by a modifying phrase.
Noun
きらい • (kirai)
- 機雷: a sea mine, a naval mine
- 帰来: a returning