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N1 い-adjective

嫌(いや)らしいdisgusting, filthy, repulsive, detestable, unpleasant, disagreeable, lewd, lascivious, indecent, obscene, filthy, dirty

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty

        Usually written using kana alone

      2. 2.

        lewd, lascivious, obscene, filthy, dirty

        Usually written using kana alone

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    嫌らしい 【いやらしい】、嫌らしい 【やらしい】、厭らしい 【いやらしい】、厭らしい 【やらしい】

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      嫌(いや)らしい言(い)い方(かた)をする上司(じょうし)が嫌(きら)いです。

      I can't stand my boss. He always speaks in such a unpleasant way.

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      女性(じょせい)：「嫌(いや)らしい目(め)つきで見(み)ないで下(くだ)さい。」

      Woman: 'Stop looking at me with that indecent stare.'

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      上(うわ)っ面(つら)なことばかりを言(い)うあの同僚(どうりょう)は嫌(いや)らしいです。

      That coworker only ever says such shallow things. It's so repulsive.

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      嫌(いや)らしい冗談(じょうだん)を言(い)うあの男性(だんせい)社員(しゃいん)は多(おお)くの女性(じょせい)社員(しゃいん)に嫌(きら)われています。

      That male employee keeps making lewd jokes and is disliked by a lot of the women here.

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      仏(ほとけ)のように寛大(かんだい)な心(こころ)を持(も)つ部長(ぶちょう)ともなると、嫌(いや)らしい奴(やつ)に対(たい)しても親切(しんせつ)になれるようだ。

      The manager, with their heart as generous as Buddha's, may find the will to be kind even to those who are truly detestable.

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