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憎

hate, detest

JLPT N2 14 strokes
Kun'yomi
にく.む・にく.い・にく.らしい・にく.しみ
On'yomi
ゾウ
Radical
心 · heart (heart, mind, feeling)

憎 means "hate, detest". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 14 strokes. It is read にく.む・にく.い・にく.らしい・にく.しみ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゾウ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

Stroke order & writing

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憎 in example sentences

  • をな！

    Watashi o nikumu na!

    Don't hate me.

  • フランス語ごが憎にくい。

    Furansugo ga nikui.

    I hate French.

  • 彼かれは憎にくめない人ひとだ。

    Kare wa nikumenai hito da.

    He is a lovable person.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 憎

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Common questions

What does the kanji 憎 mean?
憎 means "hate, detest". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 憎 have?
憎 is written in 14 strokes.
How is 憎 read?
It is read にく.む・にく.い・にく.らしい・にく.しみ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゾウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 憎?
憎 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
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