憎しみ (にくしみ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

憎しみ (にくしみ) means hatred / strong dislike / resentment.

See example sentences below.

憎しみ at a glance

憎しみ

にくしみnikushimi

N1noun

hatred / strong dislike / resentment

憎しみにくしみnikushimiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

hatred / strong dislike / resentment

Example 1

彼の態度に憎しみを感じた。

Translation

I felt hatred toward his attitude.

Example 2

憎しみはやがて許しに変わることもある。

Translation

Hatred can eventually turn into forgiveness.