Word details

憎む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 憎む.

Dictionary

Entry

憎む悪むTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2750
1

to hate; to detest

Examples
自分を憎む者にも親切にしなさい。
Do good to those who hate you.

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

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokesFrequency 530JLPT N3Grade 3

On

アク

Kun

わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む

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