
憎
Meaning: hate
Other meanings: detest, abhor, resent
Kun'yomi: にく
On'yomi: ぞう
Example sentences
嘘をつく人が憎い。
Uso wo tsuku hito ga <b>nikui</b>.
I <b>hate</b> people who tell lies.
彼のことを憎んだことはない。
Kare no koto wo <b>nikunda</b> koto wa nai.
I have never <b>hated</b> him.
憎しみは心を傷つける。
<b>Nikushimi</b> wa kokoro wo kizutsukeru.
<b>Hatred</b> hurts the heart.
憎悪の感情を持つべきではない。
<b>Zouo</b> no kanjou wo motsu beki dewa nai.
One should not harbour feelings of <b>hatred</b>.
Practice exercises
reading
憎
Answer: にく / ぞう
meaning
憎
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
愛憎
Answer: あいぞう