JLPT N315画 · 15 strokesradical 心freq #2368
hate, detest
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゾウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- にく.む
- にく.しみ
About this kanji
The kanji 憎 represents feelings of hate or detest. It is often used as a noun, but it can also appear in verb forms. For example, in the compound 憎悪 (ぞうあ), which means "hatred," the focus is on a strong feeling of dislike. Another useful compound is 憎らしい (にくらしい), meaning "hateful," used to describe someone or something you find detestable. Lastly, 憎しみ (にくしみ) also means "hatred" and can refer to the feeling itself. When using 憎, remember it generally conveys a very strong negative emotion.
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Example sentences
彼を憎むことはない。
There is no need to hate him.
Meanings across languages
- English
- hate, detest
- Tiếng Việt
- ghét
- 日本語
- 憎悪, 憎しみ
- 한국어
- 증오
- 中文
- 仇恨
- id
- kebencian
- th
- ความเกลียดชัง
- es
- odio
- fr
- haine
- de
- Hass
- pt
- ódio
Common compounds
- 憎悪ぞうあhatred
- 憎らしいにくらしいhateful, detestable
- 憎しみにくしみhatred
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