Kanji

憎

憎

hate, detest

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゾウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

にくむ, にくい, にくらしい, にくしみ

Common Readings

ゾウ, にく…い, にく…しみ, にく…む, にく…らしい

Example sentences

憎む にくむ
彼 は 不正 を 激しく 憎んでいる 。

He strongly hates injustice.

憎い にくい
犯人 の 冷酷な 手口 が 憎い 。

I hate the culprit's cruel methods.

憎しみ にくしみ
彼ら の 間 に は 深い 憎しみ が あった 。

There was deep hatred between them.

憎悪 ぞうお
彼 は 戦争 に対して 強い 憎悪 を 抱いている 。

He harbors a strong hatred for war.

生憎 あいにく
生憎 です が 、 その 日 は 都合 が つきません 。

I'm sorry, but I'm not available that day.

憎らしい にくらしい
彼 の 憎らしい 笑顔 に 、 つい 許して しまった

I ended up forgiving him because of his annoying smile.

愛憎 あいぞう
姉妹 の 間 に は 愛憎 が 渦巻いていた

Love and hate swirled between the sisters.

Example Vocabulary

憎む

にくむ

to hate, to detest, to loathe

憎い

にくい

hateful; detestable; (ironically) admirable; clever

憎しみ

にくしみ

hatred; enmity; grudge

憎悪

ぞうお

hatred; loathing

生憎

あいにく

unfortunately; sorry but

憎々しい

にくにくしい

憎たらしい

にくたらしい

憎らしい

にくらしい

hateful; detestable; annoying; (ironically) lovely; charming

憎まれ口を叩く

にくまれぐちをたたく

愛憎

あいぞう

love and hate

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