憎い

にくい

Also written 悪い

Meanings

1. い-adjective hateful; detestable; abominable; vexing; provoking
2. amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful

Kanji

• 憎 hate. Read as にくい.

Example sentences

• かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。
  The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.
• フランス語が憎い。
  I hate French.
• 俺らのことが憎いのか？
  Do you hate us?
• 憎い憎いは可愛いの裏。
  Hatred is the other side of cuteness.

Common phrases

• 憎い相手
• 憎からず思う (にくからずおもう) to feel affectionate towards

Words containing 憎い

• 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
• 心憎い (こころにくい) refined
• 面憎い (つらにくい) provoking

And 1 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists