What does 嫌い (kirai | きらい) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

化学が嫌いだ。
kagaku ga kirai da.
I hate chemistry.

卵は嫌いです。
tamago wa kirai desu.
I don't care for eggs. | I don't like eggs. | I dislike eggs.

人ごみは大嫌い。
hitogomi wa daikirai.
I hate it when there are a lot of people.

爬虫類が大嫌い。
hachūrui ga daikirai.
I can't stand reptiles. | I hate reptiles.

彼女は虫が大嫌いだ。
kanojo wa mushi ga daikirai da.
She has a strong dislike of insects.

彼女は大の犬嫌いだ。
kanojo wa dai no inu girai da.
She has great hate for dogs.

彼のいる家は嫌いだ。
kare no iru ie wa kirai da.
I don't like the house in which he lives. | I don't like the house which he lives in. | I don't like that house that he lives in. | I dislike the house he is in.

猫は通例犬が大嫌いだ。
neko wa tsūrei ken ga daikirai da.
Cats usually hate dogs.

僕は危険を冒すのは嫌いだ。
boku wa kiken o okasu no wa kirai da.
I don't like to run a risk. | I hate taking risks.

彼女は本当に犬が嫌いです。
kanojo wa hontōni inu ga kirai desu.
She does hate dogs.

彼女はヘビと数学は嫌いだ。
kanojo wa hebi to sūgaku wa kirai da.
She has a dislike for snakes and mathematics.

いびつな野菜はお嫌いですか？
ibitsu na yasai wa o kirai desu ka?
Do you hate misshapen vegetables?

要するに君は私が嫌いなんだね。
yōsuruni kimi wa watashi ga kirai nan da ne.
In a word, you hate me, don't you?

率直に言えば、私は彼が嫌いです。
socchoku ni ie ba, watashi wa kare ga kirai desu.
Frankly speaking, I hate him.

僕は決して農業が嫌いな訳じゃない。
boku wa kesshite nōgyū ga kirai na wake ja nai.
By no means do I dislike farming.

文法は、私の大嫌いなものですが、ためになります。
bunpō wa, watashi no daikirai na mono desu ga, tame ni nari masu.
Grammar, which I hate, is good for me. | Although I really hate grammar, it's useful.

あの蜘蛛が大嫌い。いつもそこにいて私が掃除するときいらいらさせるの。
ano kumo ga daikirai. itsumo soko ni i te watashi ga sōji suru toki iraira sa seru no.
I hate those spiders. They're always there to freak me out when I'm cleaning.

非行、学校嫌い、人格の未発達などの問題が現在以上に顕在化してくることが懸念される。
hikō, gakkō kirai, jinkaku no mi hattatsu nado no mondai ga genzai ijō ni kenzai ka shi te kuru koto ga kenen sa reru.
We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.

彼って意地悪だと思わない？私がホラー物の映画が嫌いなのを知ってるくせにいつも見るんだよ。もう、いやんなっちゃう。
kare tte ijiwaru da to omowa nai? watashi ga horā butsu no eiga ga kirai na no o shitteru kuse ni itsumo mirun da yo. mō, iyan nacchau.
Isn't my boyfriend terrible? He always takes me to see horror movies, even though he knows I don't like them. I hate it.

	The Japanese word
	嫌い
	is pronounced
	kirai \| きらい
	means
	dislike, hate

	Examples:
	化学が嫌いだ。 kagaku ga kirai da. I hate chemistry.
	卵は嫌いです。 tamago wa kirai desu. I don't care for eggs. \| I don't like eggs. \| I dislike eggs.
	人ごみは大嫌い。 hitogomi wa daikirai. I hate it when there are a lot of people.
	爬虫類が大嫌い。 hachūrui ga daikirai. I can't stand reptiles. \| I hate reptiles.
	彼女は虫が大嫌いだ。 kanojo wa mushi ga daikirai da. She has a strong dislike of insects.
	彼女は大の犬嫌いだ。 kanojo wa dai no inu girai da. She has great hate for dogs.
	彼のいる家は嫌いだ。 kare no iru ie wa kirai da. I don't like the house in which he lives. \| I don't like the house which he lives in. \| I don't like that house that he lives in. \| I dislike the house he is in.
	猫は通例犬が大嫌いだ。 neko wa tsūrei ken ga daikirai da. Cats usually hate dogs.
	僕は危険を冒すのは嫌いだ。 boku wa kiken o okasu no wa kirai da. I don't like to run a risk. \| I hate taking risks.
	彼女は本当に犬が嫌いです。 kanojo wa hontōni inu ga kirai desu. She does hate dogs.
	彼女はヘビと数学は嫌いだ。 kanojo wa hebi to sūgaku wa kirai da. She has a dislike for snakes and mathematics.
	いびつな野菜はお嫌いですか？ ibitsu na yasai wa o kirai desu ka? Do you hate misshapen vegetables?
	要するに君は私が嫌いなんだね。 yōsuruni kimi wa watashi ga kirai nan da ne. In a word, you hate me, don't you?
	率直に言えば、私は彼が嫌いです。 socchoku ni ie ba, watashi wa kare ga kirai desu. Frankly speaking, I hate him.
	僕は決して農業が嫌いな訳じゃない。 boku wa kesshite nōgyū ga kirai na wake ja nai. By no means do I dislike farming.
	文法は、私の大嫌いなものですが、ためになります。 bunpō wa, watashi no daikirai na mono desu ga, tame ni nari masu. Grammar, which I hate, is good for me. \| Although I really hate grammar, it's useful.
	あの蜘蛛が大嫌い。いつもそこにいて私が掃除するときいらいらさせるの。 ano kumo ga daikirai. itsumo soko ni i te watashi ga sōji suru toki iraira sa seru no. I hate those spiders. They're always there to freak me out when I'm cleaning.
	非行、学校嫌い、人格の未発達などの問題が現在以上に顕在化してくることが懸念される。 hikō, gakkō kirai, jinkaku no mi hattatsu nado no mondai ga genzai ijō ni kenzai ka shi te kuru koto ga kenen sa reru. We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.
	彼って意地悪だと思わない？私がホラー物の映画が嫌いなのを知ってるくせにいつも見るんだよ。もう、いやんなっちゃう。 kare tte ijiwaru da to omowa nai? watashi ga horā butsu no eiga ga kirai na no o shitteru kuse ni itsumo mirun da yo. mō, iyan nacchau. Isn't my boyfriend terrible? He always takes me to see horror movies, even though he knows I don't like them. I hate it.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org