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憎々しい (にくにくしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
i-adjective
hateful ; detestable ; loathsome
Expresses strong personal dislike or revulsion toward someone or something. Often used for behavior, attitudes, or appearances that provoke irritation or disgust.
あの
憎にく
々にく
しい
態たい
度ど
に
は
本ほん
当とう
に
腹はら
が
立た
つ
。
That detestable attitude really makes me angry.
Written forms 憎にく 々にく しい Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling using the iteration mark 々.
にくにくしい Usage 7%
憎にく 憎にく しい
Alternate spelling without the iteration mark; less common but still encountered.
Similar words 憎にく い 憎い is a simpler, more common adjective meaning 'hateful' or 'detestable'. 憎々しい is more emphatic and often implies an irritating, showy quality that provokes active dislike.
嫌いや な 嫌な is a broader term for 'unpleasant' or 'disagreeable', while 憎々しい specifically conveys a strong, personal hatred or loathing.
Etymology Formed by reduplication of the stem of 憎い (hateful) with the adjective ending しい, yielding an emphatic meaning. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the pattern is common in Japanese for intensifying adjectives.
