Word Meaning 憎む

にくむ nikumu

憎む is read as にくむ (nikumu) and means to hate.

Meaning

English

  1. to hate
  2. to detest

Reading

Kana

にくむ

Romaji

nikumu

Writing Variants

  • 悪む にくむ nikumu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Antonyms 愛する,可愛がる,慈しむ Rank 8209 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

憎悪

ぞうお

hatred

憎い

にくい

hateful

憎み合い

にくみあい

mutual hatred

憎み合う

にくみあう

to hate each other

憎しみ合う

にくしみあう

to hate each other

憎気

にくげ

hateful

愛憎

あいぞう

love and hate

生憎

あいにく

unfortunately

心憎い

こころにくい

refined

小憎らしい

こにくらしい

(speaking ironically) darling

Example Sentences

4

Don't hate me!

I began to understand the reason why he hated me.

Is it easier to love or hate someone?

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.