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The Japanese word

is pronounced
iya | いや
means
unpleasant
Examples:
彼は嫌な奴だ。
kare wa iya na yakko da.
He is an unpleasant fellow.
雨の中を歩いて嫌ではありませんか。
ame no naka o arui te iya de wa ari masen ka.
Don't you find it unpleasant walking in the rain?
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org