13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

dislike, detest, hate

Kun'yomi
  • to hate
  • disliked ②tendency ③distinction
  • disagreeable
On'yomi
  • ケン
  • ゲン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いや 66.2%
きらきら 22.5%
ケンゲン 11.3%

Character Breakdown

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)

Common Words

disagreeable
disliked ②tendency ③distinction
to appear uncomfortable (with)
humor ②safety ③in a good mood
disagreeableness ②cutting remark
(more than) enough ②bitterly
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 5ACC
JIS X 0208 1-23-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1250
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1257
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 636
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 781
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 459
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 583
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1598
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1724
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1931
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1901
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6618X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1218
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1688
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1803
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1200
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1618
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1325
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 452
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1612
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e10.7
Four corner code 4843.7
De Roo Code 1764