Word Meaning 憎い

にくい nikui

憎い is read as にくい (nikui) and means hateful.

Meaning

English

  1. hateful
  2. abominable
  3. poor-looking
  4. detestable
  5. amazing
  6. fantastic
  7. admirable
  8. lovely

Reading

Kana

にくい

Romaji

nikui

Writing Variants

  • 悪い にくい nikui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Antonyms 可愛い,愛しい,良い・善い・好い Rank 15644 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

憎み合い

にくみあい

mutual hatred

憎悪

ぞうお

hatred

憎む

にくむ

to hate

憎み合う

にくみあう

to hate each other

憎気

にくげ

hateful

心憎い

こころにくい

refined

小憎らしい

こにくらしい

(speaking ironically) darling

小面憎い

こづらにくい

cheeky

愛憎

あいぞう

love and hate

生憎

あいにく

unfortunately

Example Sentences

4

I hate French.

Do you hate us?

Hatred is the other side of cuteness.

You say the nicest things, don't you?