嫌がる

• 読み: いやがる
• ローマ字: iyagaru
• 漢字の分解: 嫌 (ken/iya) — dislike, hate, disagree
• 発音: /i.ja.ɡa.ɾɯ/

意味

To dislike; to be reluctant; to be unwilling. Shows visible or expressed resistance or aversion to a task, person, or situation.

A Group 1 (godan) verb formed from 嫌 (iya, dislike) and the suffix がる, which expresses an outward display of feeling. Unlike 嫌う (to dislike in general), 嫌がる emphasises that the aversion is visible or expressed through behaviour. Commonly used for children reluctant to do something, animals resisting handling, or adults showing unwillingness through action.

例文

1. 子供が歯医者に行くのを嫌がって、泣き出してしまった。
2. 彼はどんな面倒な仕事も嫌がらずに引き受けた。
3. 引越しを嫌がっていた猫も、新しい家にすぐ慣れた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, parenting, work, animals

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Formed from 嫌 (iya, a native Japanese word for disgust or dislike) and the suffix -がる, which attaches to adjective stems to create verbs meaning 'to show signs of' or 'to act as if one feels.' Structure: 嫌 (adj root) + がる.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal