憎 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
道3Junior high level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
- On
- ゾウぞう · zō
- Kun
- にく.む・にく.い・にく.らしい・にく.しみniku.mu · niku.i · niku.rashii · niku.shimi
- Meaning
- hate; detest
Stroke order
Origin
忄 "heart" with 曾: a heart that loathes — to hate.
Readings and examples
| Onゾウぞうzō | 憎悪ぞうお愛憎あいぞう |
|---|---|
| Kunにくむnikumu | 憎むにくむ |
| Kunにくいnikui | 憎いにくい憎さにくさ |
| Kunにくらしいnikurashii | 憎らしいにくらしい |
| Kunにくしみnikushimi | 憎しみにくしみ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 憎悪ぞうお
hatred
- 愛憎あいぞう
love and hate
Example
人を憎むのはつらいことだ。
Hating someone is a painful thing.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)