Meaning of いけ好かない(いけすかない) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level いけ好かない

Kana Reading いけすかない

Romaji ikesukanai

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

nasty; disgusting; disagreeable; creepy

Examples of いけ好かない, いけすかない in a sentence

自分と気があわない、いけ好かない、人がいるとします。

Suppose there's some jerk you just can't get on with.
いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。

The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.

Related Kanji

好 JLPT 4

6 strokes

fond, pleasing, like something

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: この.む, す.く, よ.い, い.い

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