- 1. [n, adj-na] disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness; tastelessness — 味 is ateji
- 2. [n, adj-na] cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment; sarcastic comment
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | いやみな | (iyamina) |
| Non-past, plain | いやみだ | (iyamida) |
| Non-past, polite | いやみです | (iyamidesu) |
| Past, plain | いやみだった | (iyamidatta) |
| Past, polite | いやみでした | (iyamideshita) |
| Negative, plain | いやみじゃない | (iyamijanai) |
| Negative, polite | いやみじゃないです | (iyamijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | いやみじゃなかった | (iyamijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | いやみじゃなかったです | (iyamijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | いやみで | (iyamide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | いやみなら | (iyaminara) |
Kanji in this word
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嫌
dislike, detest, hateOn: ケン (ken)、 ゲン (gen)Kun: きら.う (kira.u)、 きら.い (kira.i)、 いや (iya)
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味
flavor, tasteOn: ミ (mi)Kun: あじ (aji)、 あじ.わう (aji.wau)
Example Sentences
世界からは【麻疹輸出国】と嫌味とも本音ともとれることをいわれている始末。
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.