憎 — kanji meaning “hate”
憎
hate, detest
- Meanings
- hate, detest
- On'yomi
- ゾウ (zou)
- Kun'yomi
- にく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1808 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- zēng — Chinese character page
Words with 憎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憎悪 | ぞうお zouo | hatred; abhorrence; loathing |
| 憎しみ | にくしみ nikushimi | hatred |
| 憎い | にくい nikui | hateful; detestable; abominable |
| 憎む | にくむ nikumu | to hate; to detest |
| 愛憎 | あいぞう aizou | love and hate |
| 生憎 | あいにく ainiku | unfortunately; sorry, but ... |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい nikurashii | odious; hateful; detestable |
| 心憎い | こころにくい kokoronikui | refined; admirable; superb |
| 憎まれ口 | にくまれぐち nikumareguchi | abusive language |
| 憎き | にっくき nikkuki | accursed; damned; blasted |
| 憎まれ役 | にくまれやく nikumareyaku | thankless role; ungracious part |
| 憎々しい | にくにくしい nikunikushii | hateful; detestable; loathsome |
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