JLPT N2 Vocabulary
憎い
【にくい】
(nikui)
Definition: 意味
Hateful; detestable / Difficult to do (when attached to a verb stem)
- Expresses a strong feeling of dislike or hatred towards someone or something.
- Indicates something is detestable or odious.
- When attached to a verb stem, it means “difficult to do”.
- Implies that the action is hard to perform or inconvenient.
にくい – Example Sentences 例文
Example #1
彼の嘘つきなところが本当に憎い。
Furigana: かれのうそつきなところがほんとうににくい。
Romaji: Kare no usotsukina tokoro ga hontou ni nikui.
English: His lying nature is truly hateful.
Example #2
憎い敵を討ち取る。
Furigana: にくいかたきをうちとる。
Romaji: Nikui kataki wo uchitoru.
English: To defeat a detestable enemy.
Example #3
その裏切り行為が憎い。
Furigana: そのうらぎりこういがにくい。
Romaji: Sono uragiri koui ga nikui.
English: That act of betrayal is hateful.
Example #4
憎いあんちくしょうめ！
Furigana: にくいあんちくしょうめ！
Romaji: Nikui anchikushoume!
English: That hateful scoundrel! (with emphasis)
Example #5
私は彼らの傲慢な態度が憎い。
Furigana: わたしはかれらのごうまんなたいどがにくい。
Romaji: Watashi wa karera no gouman na taido ga nikui.
English: I hate their arrogant attitude.
Example #6
このペンは書きにくい。
Furigana: このぺんはかきにくい。
Romaji: Kono pen wa kakinikui.
English: This pen is difficult to write with.
Example #7
彼は話しかけにくい雰囲気がある。
Furigana: かれははなしかけにくいふんいきがある。
Romaji: Kare wa hanashikakenikui fun’iki ga aru.
English: He has an atmosphere that makes him difficult to talk to.
Example #8
この本は字が小さくて読みにくい。
Furigana: このほんはじがちいさくてよみにくい。
Romaji: Kono hon wa ji ga chiisakute yominikui.
English: The letters in this book are small, making it difficult to read.
Example #9
この道は運転しにくい。
Furigana: このみちはうんてんしにくい。
Romaji: Kono michi wa unten shinikui.
English: This road is difficult to drive on.
Example #10
彼の気持ちは理解しにくい。
Furigana: かれのきもちはりかいしにくい。
Romaji: Kare no kimochi wa rikai shinikui.
English: His feelings are difficult to understand.
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