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N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

嫌味(いやみ)disagreeableness, disagreeability, gaudiness, sarcasm

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      disagreeableness, unpleasantness, nastiness, offensiveness, tastelessness

      味 is ateji
    2. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      cutting remark, disagreeable remark, snide comment, sarcastic comment

    All Forms

    嫌味 【いやみ】嫌み 【いやみ】厭味 【いやみ】

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      よく嫌味(いやみ)()叔母(おば)さんが(きら)いです。

      I can't stand my aunt. She's always full of sarcasm.

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      ()りすぎて嫌味(いやみ)装飾(そうしょく)(みせ)居心地(いごこち)(わる)い。

      The place is decorated gaudily, it feels uncomfortable.

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      嫌味(いやみ)たっぷりな(くち)ぶりで(もの)()(かれ)(きら)われている。

      People dislike him because he always speaks with heavy sarcasm.

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      (わたし)職場(しょくば)(きら)われるべく、あえてしきりに嫌味(いやみ)()うようにしている。

      I go out of my way to drop constant sarcasm at work, just to make people dislike me.

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      このコーヒーは嫌味(いやみ)のないすっきりした(あじ)わいであるために人気(にんき)となっている。

      This coffee's clean, crisp flavor, free of any tastelessness, is what makes it so popular.

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