気にくわない

Japanese

Kanji in this term
気
き Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
氣にくわない (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 気(き)に食(く)わない (ki ni kuwanai)

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.

   新入(しんい)りのくせにでかい態度(たいど)で気(き)に食(く)わない野郎(やろう)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.

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.