憎
憎·hate
- On-yomi
- ゾウ
- Kun-yomi
- にく(む)にく(い)にく(らしい)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憎む | にくむ | to hate, detest |
| 憎い | にくい | hateful, detestable |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい | annoying, provoking |
| 愛憎 | あいぞう | love and hate |
Example sentences
戦争を憎む気持ちは誰にでもある。
せんそうをにくむきもちはだれにでもある。
Everyone feels hatred toward war.
あの子の言い方が憎らしい。
あのこのいいかたがにくらしい。
The way that kid talks is really provoking.
彼を憎いと思ったことは一度もない。
かれをにくいとおもったことはいちどもない。
I have never once thought of him as hateful.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 憎い as ぞうい — the kun reading is にくい
- Writing 増む instead of 憎む
Memory aid
Picture it
A heart (忄) with the same feeling piled up again and again (曽) until it hardens into hatred.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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