Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 憎まれっ子(にくまれっこ) in Japanese

憎まれっ子
Kana Reading
にくまれっこ
Romaji
nikumarekko
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    bad boy
    Example sentence
    憎まれっ子世に憚る。 Ill weeds grow apace.

Examples of 憎まれっ子, にくまれっこ in a sentence

  • 憎まれっ子世に憚る。

    Ill weeds grow apace.

Kanji in this word

憎 JLPT 2

14 strokes

hate, detest

On'Yomi: ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: にく.む, にく.い, にく.らしい, にく.しみ

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子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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憎

15 strokes

On'Yomi: ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: にくい, にくしみ, にくむ, にくらしい

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