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49 憎い Hateful

Meaning

Primary

Hateful

Alternatives

Abominable, Detestable

Explanation

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

Reading

にくい

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

Explanation

The reading comes from 憎む as well. Good times.

Context

Context Sentences

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.

Kanji Composition