憎 hate, detest 14 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 2 #1808 in newspapers Readings Onゾウ Kunにく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ Words written with it 憎む にくむ to hate N2 憎らしい にくらしい odious N2 憎悪 ぞうお hatred 憎い にくい hateful N2 憎しみ にくしみ hatred N1 愛憎 あいぞう love and hate N1 心憎い こころにくい refined