Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小憎らしい(こにくらしい) in Japanese

小憎らしい
Kana Reading
こにくらしい
Romaji
konikurashii
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    provoking; rather annoying
    Example sentence
    ったくケイコちゃんって可愛いんだか小憎らしいんだか・・・。 Sheesh, that Keiko - she's cute or she's hateful, just can't make her out.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (speaking ironically) darling

Examples of 小憎らしい, こにくらしい in a sentence

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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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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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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