Meaning

Primary

Hateful

Alternatives

Abominable, Detestable

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

If 憎む means "to hate" then this adjective version is hateful.

Reading

にくい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 憎む as well. Good times.

Context

Context Sentences

こんなに誰かのことを憎いと思ったのは生まれて初めてです。

I’ve never hated someone this much in my life.

Kanji Composition