表層形
憎憎しい
ニクニクシー
形容詞
憎憎しい (ニクニクシー)
Nikunikushii · にくにくしー — hateful, detestable, loathsome
Other ways to say “hateful” in Japanese →
憎憎しい in rōmaji: nikunikushii.
形容詞
一般
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📝 憎々しい 🔤 形容詞 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年10月5日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
憎憎しい
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
憎々しい
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| 読み (Reading) |
ニクニクシー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形容詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
形容詞
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
憎憎しい
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| 読み・基本形 |
ニクニクシー
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| 表記・基本形 |
憎憎しい
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| 見出し語の読み |
ニクニクシイ
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How it's used
Used in casual speech or fiction to express strong personal dislike, often with emotional emphasis.
彼の態度が憎憎しい。
Kare no taido ga nikunikushii.
His attitude is hateful.
憎憎しい顔をしないで。
Nikunikushii kao o shinaide.
Don't make such a loathsome face.
⚖️ Often confused with 憎い (nikui), which is more general for 'hateful' or 'detestable' without the intense emotional nuance.
💡 English Meaning
憎憎しい means “hateful, detestable, loathsome” — full definition & examples →
⭐ Dictionary Form
🔗 Other Forms of 憎憎しい
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ニクニクシー
Lemma: 憎々しい
形容詞一般**
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⚡ 形容詞 (I-adjective) Inflections
| 丁寧形 (Polite) |
憎々しいです
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
憎々しくない
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| 過去形 (Past) |
憎々しかった
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| て形 (Te-form) |
憎々しくて
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| 副詞形 (Adverbial) |
憎々しく
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| 仮定形 (Conditional) |
憎々しければ
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