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憎

Kanji 憎: meaning "hate, detest", readings, stroke order

The kanji 憎 means "hate, detest". On'yomi: ゾウ; kun'yomi: にくむ、にくい、にくらしい、にくしみ. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
hate, detest
On'yomi
ゾウ
Kun'yomi
にくむにくいにくらしいにくしみ
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
憎 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 憎

  • 憎い にくい — hateful, abominable, detestable
  • 憎む にくむ — to hate, to detest
  • 憎らしい にくらしい — odious, hateful
  • 憎しみ にくしみ — hatred

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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