The kanji 嫌嫌 fundamentally expresses the feeling of "dislike," "hatred," "aversion," or "to hate." It indicates a strong negative emotion or feeling towards something or someone. This can range from mild annoyance to intense disgust. It implies a sense of avoidance or wanting to stay away from the object of dislike.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・ ケン (ken) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・ きら(う) (kira(u)) - to dislike, to hate ・ いや (iya) - dislike, unpleasant

⚫︎ 嫌い 嫌い Translation: Dislike, hatred ⚫︎ 嫌な人 嫌な人 Translation: A person I dislike ⚫︎ 彼嫌《が仕事嫌《になった Translation: He came to dislike his job.

The kanji 嫌嫌 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいがんじ). The semantic component is 女 (woman/female), and the phonetic component is 兼 (ken). The meaning of 女 originally represents a "woman", and the meaning of 兼 originally has the meaning of "both". The combination suggests a sense of "a woman's dissatisfaction or disgust" (as women might be more easily annoyed or displeased). Over time, it developed the broader meaning of dislike and aversion. The character evolved from a representation of a woman, 兼 (ken) gave the pronunciation, and the combination shaped the meaning.