# 憎 — Hate

Frequency rank 1641 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 噴 (Erupt), less common than 銅 (Copper).

- On’yomi: ぞう
- Kun’yomi: にく
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

A heart on the left stews in a warehouse on the right — a heart locked in a dark warehouse, fermenting bitterness, grows to hate.

In words:

- 憎む にくむ — to hate,to detest
- 憎い にくい — hateful,abominable,poor-looking,detestable
- 憎しみ にくしみ — hatred

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