にくい

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古典日本語「にくし」

adjective にくかろ · にくく · にくかっ · にくい · にくけれ

  1. 相手の存在を容認できず、消し去りたいと思わせるさま。憎悪の念を持たせるさま。
  2. (反語的)相手の能力が優れており、感心するさま。

Opposite: 愛しい

suffix

  1. ~するのが難しい。

Opposite: 易い

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Opposite: 愛しい

suffix

Opposite: 易い

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"にくい." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8F%E3%81%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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にくい. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8F%E3%81%84

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"にくい." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8F%E3%81%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {にくい},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8F%E3%81%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}