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What does 憎い (にくい, nikui) mean?

憎い (にくい, nikui) means hateful, detestable; impressively admirable.

Quick facts
Readingにくい
Romajinikui
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
にくい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnikui

hateful, detestable; impressively admirable

  1. 1i-adjective hateful; detestable; abominable
  2. 2i-adjective amazing; fantastic; admirable

Example sentences

  • I hate people who tell lies.

  • His acting is so skillful it's almost maddening.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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