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49 憎い Hateful

Alternative Meanings

Abominable, Detestable

Part of Speech

い adjective

Reading

にくい

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

こんなに誰かのことを憎いと思ったのは生まれて初めてです。

I’ve never hated someone this much in my life.

Meaning Explanation

If 憎む means "to hate" then this adjective version is hateful.

Reading Explanation

The reading comes from 憎む as well. Good times.

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