Word details

憎まれっ子

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 憎まれっ子.

Dictionary

Entry

憎まれっ子くまれっこNounFreq #248207
1

hated child; bad kid

Examples
憎まれっ子世に憚る。
Ill weeds grow apace.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hate, detest

14 strokesFrequency 1,808JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ゾウ

Kun

にく.むにく.いにく.らしいにく.しみ

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

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