Grow with Kitty

きにくわない

気に食わない

kinikuwanai

rare

English

to not like, to be displeased

नेपाली

मन नपर्नु

Examples

  1. あの人ひとの言いい方かたが、どうも気きに食くわないんです。

    There's just something about the way that person talks that I don't like.

  2. 気きに食くわない相手あいてでも、礼儀れいぎは守まもるべきです。

    Even with someone you don't like, you should stay polite.

  3. 上司じょうしの方針ほうしんが気きに食くわないにせよ、指示しじには従したがわねばなりません。

    Even if you don't like your boss's policy, you have to follow their instructions.

How to write it

Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

気 6 strokes
食 9 strokes

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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