Vocabulary

What does 憎らしい (にくらしい, nikurashii) mean?

憎らしい (にくらしい, nikurashii) means hateful, detestable.

Quick facts
Readingにくらしい
Romajinikurashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
にくらしい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnikurashii

hateful, detestable

  1. 1i-adjective odious; hateful; detestable
  2. 2i-adjective (speaking ironically) darling

Example sentences

  • That attitude is detestable.

  • The opponent is so strong it's infuriating.

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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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