いやいや (iyaiya)
unwillingly, grudgingly, shaking head in refusal (to children)
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 1
Meaning
厭々 (いやいや, iyaiya) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “unwillingly, grudgingly, shaking head in refusal (to children)”.
Example sentences 6
その子はいやいや学校へ行ったの。
The child went to school grudgingly.
彼はいやいやその仕事をした。
He did the work against his will.
私はいやいやその仕事をした。
I did the work against my will.
彼はいやいや彼女に会いに行った。
He reluctantly went to see her.
いやいや本を読む人はだれも読書の喜びがわからない。
Anyone who is unwilling to read does not understand the joy of reading.
いやいや、結構結構。下の名前で呼び合うのは親近感がわいてよろしいことだ。
Not at all, that's perfectly fine. Calling each other by one's given name is a good thing; it produces a feeling of fellowship.