No. 1,021 in Japanese
イヤ
"イヤ" means "disagreeable" or "unpleasant."
In a sentence
この服はイヤだな。
I dislike these clothes.
イヤ is used here as an adjective (イヤだ) to express dislike or something unpleasant.
イヤ、その話は聞きたくない。
No, I don’t want to hear about that.
イヤ is used interjectively here to strongly reject something being discussed.
その音楽はイヤと言うつもりはなかったけど、好きでもない。
I didn’t mean to say I hate that music, but I don’t like it either.
イヤ is utilized here in a phrase to denote the intention or emotion of dislike without directly claiming dislike.
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