嫌悪（けんお）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: disgust / aversion
Example sentences
- 不正に強い嫌悪を感じる。 — Feel strong revulsion toward injustice.
- 嫌悪の情を隠さない。 — Make no attempt to hide your disgust.
Idioms & proverbs containing “嫌悪”
- 自己嫌悪 (じこけんお) — self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
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