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Shirimono
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Meaning: hate

Other meanings: detest, abhor, resent

Kun'yomi: にく

On'yomi: ぞう

Example sentences

  • うそをつくひとにく

    Uso wo tsuku hito ga <b>nikui</b>.

    I <b>hate</b> people who tell lies.

  • かれのことをにくんだことはない。

    Kare no koto wo <b>nikunda</b> koto wa nai.

    I have never <b>hated</b> him.

  • にくしみこころきずつける。

    <b>Nikushimi</b> wa kokoro wo kizutsukeru.

    <b>Hatred</b> hurts the heart.

  • ぞうかんじょうつべきではない。

    <b>Zouo</b> no kanjou wo motsu beki dewa nai.

    One should not harbour feelings of <b>hatred</b>.

Practice exercises

  • reading

    Answer: にく / ぞう

  • meaning

    Answer: hate / detest / dislike

  • reading

    憎む

    Answer: にくむ

  • reading

    憎い

    Answer: にくい

  • reading

    憎しみ

    Answer: にくしみ

  • reading

    あい

    Answer: あいぞう