憎
憎 — Hate
hate, detest
On’yomiゾウ (zou)
Kun’yomiにくむ (nikumu)
Kun’yomiにくい (nikui)
Kun’yomiにくらしい (nikurashii)
Kun’yomiにくしみ (nikushimi)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 憎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憎悪 | ぞうお zouo | hatred; abhorrence; loathing |
| 憎しみ | にくしみ nikushimi | hatred |
| 生憎 | あいにく ainiku | unfortunately; sorry, but ... |
| 憎む | にくむ nikumu | to hate; to detest |
| 憎らしい | にくらしい nikurashii | odious; hateful; detestable |
| 愛憎 | あいぞう aizou | love and hate |
Study notes
憎 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1808 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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