Kanji
What does the kanji 憎 mean?
憎 means hatred. On'yomi ゾウ. Kun'yomi にく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ.
Quick facts| On'yomi | ゾウ |
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| Kun'yomi | にく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ |
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| Strokes | 14 |
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| Main radical | 心 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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憎On'yomi ゾウKun'yomi にく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes
hatred
Memory hook
Grudges stacked layer on layer (曽) in the heart (忄) until they turn to hatred — HATE.
Stroke order · 14 strokes
Common words
- 憎いにくいhateful, detestable; (ironic) remarkably impressive
- 憎むにくむto hate, to detest
- 憎しみにくしみhatred
- 憎らしいにくらしいdetestable, hateful