父親が嫌い
chichioya ga kirai
In Japanese, the phrase for "i hate my dad" is 父親が嫌い (chichioya ga kirai).
This phrase expresses a strong dislike or a lack of affection for one's father.
Which one should you use?
The term 父親 (chichioya) used in this phrase is more clinical or descriptive.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this expression, the particle が (ga) acts as a subject marker to identify the object of the dislike (the father). This is because 嫌い (kirai) functions as a predicate similar to a na-adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce it?
chichioya ga kirai
Did you know?
- The kanji for 嫌い (kirai) contains the radical for 'woman' 女, which historically linked the concept of dislike or jealousy to feminine emotions in ancient texts.
- In Japanese, expressing hatred for a family member is often seen as a much more intense social taboo than in English, sometimes implying a complete severance of the family bond.
- While 嫌い (kirai) means 'hate', Japanese speakers often use it as a polite euphemism to avoid the more aggressive and emotionally charged verb 憎い (nikui).
Examples in context
- 私は父のことが嫌いですI dislike my father.
- 俺はオヤジが大嫌いだI hate my dad.
- 私はパパが大嫌いだI hate my dad.
- 父はいつも私の意見を無視するから、嫌いなんだI hate my dad because he always ignores my opinions.
- 父親が嫌いです。chichioya ga kirai desu.I hate my father.
- 正直、父親が嫌いなんだ。shoujiki, chichioya ga kirai nanda.To be honest, I hate my dad.
- 昔から父親が嫌いでした。mukashi kara chichioya ga kirai deshita.I have hated my father since a long time ago.
Example conversation
Two siblings are talking privately at home.
- 陽太 Yota僕は父親が嫌いなんだ。boku wa chichioya ga kirai nanda.I hate my dad.
- 陽葵 Himariどうしてそんなに怒っているの？doushite sonnani okotte iru no?Why are you so angry?
- 陽太 Yotaまたうるさいことを言われたんだ。mata urusai koto o iwaretan da.He said something annoying again.
- 陽葵 Himari大変だったね、陽太くん。taihen datta ne, Youta-kun.That must have been hard, Youta.
