What is the Kanji for "Hate"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Hate", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Hate" is "憎".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Niku".

Its onyomi reading is "Zou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "火" means "Fire" and can be read as "Hi", "Ka", and "Ho". And The kanji "曽" means "Ever", "Once", and "Ex-" and can be read as "Zou", "Sou", "So", "Katsu", "Sunawachi", and "Katsute".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "憎" mean in japanese?

"憎" means "Hate".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

憎む: "Hate". The Japanese verb '憎む (にくむ)' means 'to hate'. This verb expresses strong dislike or animosity towards someone or something. It indicates a deep-seated aversion or hostility that goes beyond simple dislike. For example: I hate that person - (あの人を憎んでいる). He hates homework - (彼は宿題を憎んでいる).

憎しみ: "Hatred". The noun '憎しみ (にくしみ)' refers to a strong feeling of dislike, animosity or aversion towards someone or something. It describes an intense, long-lasting emotion of deep resentment. Examples: His hatred for his rival is obvious - (彼の敵への憎しみはあきらかだ). The citizens felt a deep hatred towards the corrupt politician - (市民は腐敗した政治家に対して深い憎しみを感じていた).

憎らしい: "Hateful". The Japanese adjective '憎らしい (にくらしい)' means 'hateful'. This adjective is used to describe something or someone that evokes strong feelings of hatred, animosity or disgust. It conveys a sense of intense dislike and aversion. For example: That person's behavior is hateful - (あの人の行動は憎らしい). The hateful criminal was punished - (憎らしい犯罪者は処罰された).

憎い: "Hateful" or "Detestable". The Japanese adjective '憎い (にくい)' means 'hateful' or 'detestable'. It is used to describe something or someone that is extremely disliked or despised. This adjective can express strong negative emotions and aversion towards the target. For example: I hate that person - (あの人が憎い). The crime was hateful - (その犯罪は憎いものだった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.