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
Kun'yomiにく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ
Strokes14
Main radical心
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
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

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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

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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