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いやいや
Meanings
Adverb
Interjection
Usually written in kana
1. unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly
Noun
Usually written in kana
2. shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
usu. as 〜(を)する
Alt. forms
いやいや
60%
嫌
いや
々
いや
26%
イヤイヤ
13%
嫌
いや
嫌
いや
厭
いや
々
いや
厭
いや
厭
いや
Pitch accent
い
やいや
い
やいや
Top 8600
Used in: 1823
Composed of
いや
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
いやいや
期
き
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
いやいや
き
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)