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にくい【憎い・悪い・難い】

nikui

Pronunciation: [nikui]

Definition

I-Adjective

  1. Horrible; abominable; detestable; sickening; horrifying; terrible; horrid; appalling
    1. そんなににくい【そんなに憎い
      sonnani nikui
      "(It's) so horrible", "(It's) just appalling"
    2. かれがとてもにくい【彼がとても憎い
      kare ga totemo nikui
      "He's really odious", "He's quite horrible"
    3. おやがにくい【親が憎い
      oya ga nikui
      "(My) parents are abominable"

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OrthographyForm
Kanji憎い
悪い
難い
Kanaにくい
Romanizationnikui
Pronunciation (IPA)[nikui]

意味:にくい【憎い・悪い・難い】、にくらしい【憎らしい】、さんたん【惨憺・惨澹】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2012, March 11). にくい【憎い・悪い・難い】 : nikui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1079/nikui/.