“Hateful” in Japanese
Short answer
Hateful in Japanese is “憎い” (nikui). Full meaning: hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking; amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful.
Other ways to say “Hateful” in Japanese
呪わしい
norowashii hateful, accursed
憎々しい
nikunikushii hateful, detestable, loathsome
憎らしい
nikurashii odious, hateful, detestable, horrible; (speaking ironically) darling
恨めしい
urameshii reproachful, hateful, bitter
憎たらしい
nikutarashii odious, hateful, awful, horrid, revolting
ニクい
nikui hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking; amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
呪しい
norowashii hateful, accursed
ニクイ
nikui hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking; amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
にくい
nikui hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking; amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
咒わしい
norowashii hateful, accursed
憎憎しい
nikunikushii hateful, detestable, loathsome
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