This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

まあ、嫌いでもありません。

Sentence Analyzer

まあ 嫌い でも ありません

English Translation

I sort of like him.

Furigana

まあ、(きら)いでもありません。

Romanji

Mā, kirai demo arimasen.

Words

まあ (まあ、ま)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!
嫌い (きらい)
dislike; hate; suspicion; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 きら.う、 きら.い、 いや
Meanings: dislike, detest, hate