This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゾウ、にく.む、にく.い、にく.らしい、にく.しみ
Romaji: zou, niku.mu, niku.i, niku.rashii, niku.shimi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hate, detest

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1808
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  jeung
Chinese Reading:  zeng1
Unicode:  618e
JIS:  417E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 687
Nelson Index: 1757
New Nelson Index: 1969
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k11.7
Four Corner Index: 9806.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1532
Gakken Index: 1775
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11188P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1179
Remembering the kanji Index: 626
Kanji Flashcards Index: 548
Kodansha Compact Index: 828
Kanji in Context Index: 1462
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 489
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 626
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 633
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 673
Essential Kanji Index: 1217
Kodansha Kanji Index: 845
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1178
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1704

Words

憎む (にくむ)
to hate; to detest
憎しみ (にくしみ)
hatred
憎い (にくい)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable; amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful
憎気 (にくげ)
hateful; spiteful
憎らしい (にくらしい)
odious; hateful
憎悪 (ぞうお)
hatred
愛憎 (あいぞう)
love and hate; likes and dislikes
憎憎しい (にくにくしい)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
憎悪犯罪 (ぞうおはんざい)
hate crime
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)
hate everything about a person
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