憎い (にくい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

憎い (にくい) means hateful / detestable.

See example sentences below.

憎い at a glance

憎い

にくいnikui

N2adj

hateful / detestable

憎いにくいnikuiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

hateful / detestable

Example 1

彼の態度は本当ににくい。

Translation

His attitude is really hateful.

Example 2

あのにくい虫を退治した。

Translation

I got rid of that hateful bug.