気に入り|きにいりkiniiri[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivefavorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet)usu. お〜
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 1.
    Synonymお気に入りおきにいりNeutralA politer way of saying 「気に入り」 and the form people use almost all the time in daily speech; also means a browser bookmark.
  • 2.
    AntonymきらいNeutralAntonym: dislike or hatred; the opposite of 「気に入り」, which is for a person or thing you are fond of.
  • 3.
    Antonym気に入らないNeutralAntonym: not liking something or finding it displeasing; the opposite of 「気に入り」, which is for things you like.

Use 「気に入り」 for a person or thing you like, but in everyday speech 「お気に入り」 is nearly always the choice, as in 「お気に入りの服」 or 「先生のお気に入り」. The antonym is 「嫌い」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 「気きに入はいる」の連用形れんようけい。
  2. 好このみに合あうこと。気きに入はいること。
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