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憎

hate
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingゾウ
Kun readingにく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. hateRtK
  2. detest
  1. to hate
  2. to detest

Popular Usage

愛憎

Radicals and components

Radical心heartComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · increase · formerly · horns · rice field (田) · brains · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 673

Compound words

愛憎あいぞう
love and hate
生憎あいにく
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
憎いにくい
hateful; detestable; abominable; vexing; provoking
憎むにくむ
to hate; to detest
憎悪ぞうお
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
憎しみにくしみ
hatred
憎らしいにくらしい
odious; hateful; detestable; horrible; (speaking ironically) darling

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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