気にくわない

気にくわない

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 気 (き)に食 (く)わない (ki ni kuwanai)

Idiom

気にくわない (hiragana きにくわない, rōmaji 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度 (たいど)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.

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.