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.