憎い

にくい · nikui · JLPT N2 · i-adj

hateful

憎 = hate (root of 憎む, to hate) + い adjective ending = hateful

The kanji 憎 is the 'hate' root, seen in the verb 憎む (nikumu, to hate). Adding the i-adjective ending い turns it into a descriptive word meaning hateful or detestable.

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