What does 憎い mean?
憎い is a Japanese adjective meaning “hateful, abominable, detestable” in English. It can also be translated as “amazing” depending on context. It is written as 憎い in kanji, にくい in hiragana, and nikui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。
The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.