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憎

JLPT N2 14 strokes Frequency: #1808

Meanings

Hate, Detest

Radicals

忄

Decomposition

⿰忄曾

Etymology

Pictophonetic: heart

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 14

Stroke Order

1 dot top-to-bottom

2 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

3 vertical right-to-left

4 dot right-to-left

5 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

8 vertical right-to-left

9 horizontal bottom-to-top

10 horizontal bottom-to-top

11 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

12 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

13 horizontal bottom-to-top

14 horizontal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ゾウ zou

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

にく niku

Words Using This Kanji

37 words total

Other (17 words)

憎み合うにくみあう

to hate each other

憎まれっ子世にはばかるにくまれっこよにはばかる

ill weeds grow apace

その罪を憎んでその人を憎まずそのつみをにくんでそのひとをにくまず

condemn the offense, but not the offender

その罪を憎んでその人を憎まずそのつみをにくんでそのひとをにくまず

condemn the offense, but not the offender

憎しみ合うにくしみあう

to hate each other

罪を憎んで人を憎まずつみをにくんでひとをにくまず

condemn the offense, but not the offender

罪を憎んで人を憎まずつみをにくんでひとをにくまず

condemn the offense, but not the offender

憎きにっくき

accursed

憎悪表現ぞうおひょうげん

hate speech

憎からずにくからず

affectionately

憎からず思うにくからずおもう

to feel affectionate towards

愛憎劇あいぞうげき

love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)

愛憎関係あいぞうかんけい

love-hate relationship

愛憎相半ばするあいぞうあいなかばする

to have mixed feelings of love and hatred

憎めないにくめない

hard to dislike

お生憎様おあいにくさま

sorry

愛憎併存あいぞうへいそん

ambivalence

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