Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Today's kanji : 嫌


The blue part describes "woman".
The red part describes
"the hand + two rices = feel dissatisfaction".
(If it was just one rice, it should be easier. Why do I have to carry two rices? ...)

My girlfriend complains all the time!


Can you guess the meaning?

See the comments page for the answer!

2 comments:

  1. “My girlfriend complains all the time!”

    嫌 means “hate, disgusting, nasty, unwilling”.

    For example…
    嫌がる(iyagaru) : unwilling, reluctant
    嫌い(kirai) : dislike
    嫌われ者 (kirawaremono) : a person who is hated by other people

    According to my dictionary, an action common among women is that they consider a lot for a long time and finally don’t carry out.

    Hmm… maybe that’s not only about women! ;)

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  2. Akiko-san,

    It's interesting to know how the word's constructed. I think the creator of this word's male. The truth's that men also behave in such way. It's not confined only to women.

    Talk to you again. :)

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