How to say 'Hatred' in Japanese | 憎しみ

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The Japanese word for Hatred is 'Nikushimi', written as 憎しみ in Japanese.'Hatred' in hiragana is にくしみ.

word

憎しみ

Meaning

Hatred

Reading

にくしみ

nikushimi

Kanji

憎Hate

Explanation

The Japanese noun '憎しみ (にくしみ)' means 'hatred'. It refers to a strong feeling of dislike or animosity towards someone or something. This word is often used in contexts involving deep-seated resentment or hostility. For example: His hatred for injustice was evident「彼の不正への憎しみは明らかだった」(かれのふせいへのにくしみはあきらかだった). She couldn't hide her hatred for him「彼女は彼への憎しみを隠せなかった」(かのじょはかれへのにくしみをかくせなかった). The word can also be used in more abstract contexts, such as hatred towards an idea or concept.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7326

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 憎しみ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

憎

Meaning

Hate

Hiragana in the Word 憎しみ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

み

Reading

Words Related to 憎しみ Through the Kanji 憎

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 憎 as well.

word

憎む

Meaning

Hate

word

憎らしい

Meaning

Hateful

word

憎い

Meaning

Hateful

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'Nikushimi' means 'Hatred' .

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