How to say 'Hateful' in Japanese | 憎らしい

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The Japanese word for Hateful is 'Nikurashii', written as 憎らしい in Japanese.'Hateful' in hiragana is にくらしい.

word

憎らしい

Meaning

Hateful

Reading

にくらしい

nikurashii

Kanji

憎Hate

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '憎らしい (にくらしい)' means 'hateful' or 'detestable'. It is used to describe someone or something that provokes feelings of dislike, annoyance, or resentment. This word often carries a sense of frustration or irritation, and it can be used in both serious and slightly playful contexts. For example: That person is so hateful「あの人は本当に憎らしい」(あのひとはほんとうににくらしい). His smug smile is detestable「彼の得意げな笑顔が憎らしい」(かれのとくいげなえがおがにくらしい). Note that while '憎らしい' can describe serious dislike, it can also be used in a lighter tone to describe something mildly irritating or annoying.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7327

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 憎らしい

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

憎

Meaning

Hate

Hiragana in the Word 憎らしい

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ら

Reading

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 憎らしい Through the Kanji 憎

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 憎 as well.

word

憎む

Meaning

Hate

word

憎しみ

Meaning

Hatred

word

憎い

Meaning

Hateful

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'Nikurashii' means 'Hateful' .

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