気にくわない

Japanese
Kanji in this term
気
き
Grade: 1
kan’on
Alternative spellings
氣にくわない (kyūjitai)
気に食わない

Idiom

気(き)にくわない • (ki ni kuwanai) 

  1. (idiomatic) to be unable to stomach, sticking in one's throat
    私(わたし)は彼(かれ)が気(き)にくわない。
    Watashi wa kare ga ki ni kuwanai.
    I don't care for him.
    新(しん)入(い)りのくせにでかい態(たい)度(ど)で気(き)に食(く)わない野(や)郎(ろう)だぜ。
    Shin'iri no kuse ni dekai taido de ki ni kuwanai yarō da ze.
    It makes me sick the way the new guy swaggers around like he owns the place.
    Synonym: 虫が好かない

Usage notes
  • This idiom is rougher than 気(き)に入(い)らない (ki ni iranai).
  • There is not an affirmative version of this idiom.
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