Moto 憎: Hate; DetestKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゾウ
- Kun'yomi
- にく(む)、にく(い)、にく(らしい)、にく(しみ)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 46 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゾウ)
- 憎悪ぞうおhatred; abhorrence
- 愛憎あいぞうlove and hate
- 嫌中憎韓けんちゅうぞうかんDislike China, Hate Korea; publishing genre of anti-Chinese and Korean books and magazines
- 怨憎会苦おんぞうえくthe pain of meeting people one dislikes
- 愛憎併存あいぞうへいそんambivalence
- 愛憎劇あいぞうげきlove-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
- 愛憎相半ばするあいぞうあいなかばするto have mixed feelings of love and hatred; to love and hate equally
- 愛憎関係あいぞうかんけいlove-hate relationship
- 憎悪犯罪ぞうおはんざいhate crime
- 憎悪表現ぞうおひょうげんhate speech
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 憎しみにくしみhatred
- 心憎いこころにくいrefined; admirable
- 憎いにくいhateful; abominable
- 憎むにくむto hate; to detest
- 憎らしいにくらしいodious; hateful
- その罪を憎んでその人を憎まずそのつみをにくんでそのひとをにくまずcondemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner
- 合憎あいにくunfortunately; sorry, but ...
- 坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎いぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくいif you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
- 小憎らしいこにくらしいprovoking; rather annoying
- 小面憎いこづらにくいcheeky; saucy
- 憎からずにくからずaffectionately; tenderly
- 憎からず思うにくからずおもうto feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for
- 憎さにくさhatefulness; hatred
- 憎しみあうにくしみあうto hate each other; to hate mutually
- 憎しみ合うにくしみあうto hate each other; to hate mutually
- 憎たらしいにくたらしいodious; hateful
- 憎まれっ子にくまれっこhated child; bad kid
- 憎まれっ子世にはばかるにくまれっこよにはばかるill weeds grow apace
- 憎まれっ子世に憚るにくまれっこよにはばかるill weeds grow apace
- 憎まれ口にくまれぐちabusive language
- 憎まれ役にくまれやくthankless role; ungracious part
- 憎み合いにくみあいmutual hatred
- 憎み合うにくみあうto hate each other; to hate mutually
- 憎憎しいにくにくしいhateful; detestable
- 憎気にくげhateful; spiteful
- 罪を憎んで人を憎まずつみをにくんでひとをにくまずcondemn the offense, but not the offender
- 見憎いみにくいugly; unattractive
- 面憎いつらにくいprovoking; offensive
Other readings
- 生憎あいにくunfortunately; sorry, but ...
- お生憎さまおあいにくさまthat's too bad; too bad for you!
- お生憎様おあいにくさまthat's too bad; too bad for you!
- 其の罪を憎んで其の人を憎まずそのつみをにくんでそのひとをにくまずcondemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner
- 可愛さ余って憎さ百倍かわいさあまってにくさひゃくばいthe greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
- 御生憎様おあいにくさまthat's too bad; too bad for you!
- 憎々しいにくにくしいhateful; detestable
- 憎っくきにっくきaccursed; damned
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