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妬
妬
8 strokes
Grade 8

Meanings

jealous
envy

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ト
ツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ねた.む
そね.む
つも.る
ふさ.ぐ

Common Words

嫉妬
しっと
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #2532
1

jealousy; envy

Examples
すこし嫉妬深く感じたように思う。
I suppose I felt a little jealous.
焼ける
灼ける
妬ける
やける
嫉ける
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2879
1

焼ける only

to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames

Examples
このトーストはよく焼けていません。
This toast is not done enough.
2

焼ける only

to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked

3

焼ける／灼ける only

to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun)

4

焼ける only

to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

5

焼ける／灼ける only

to become hot (from the sun)

6

焼ける／妬ける／嫉ける only

to be jealous; to be envious

妬む
嫉む
ねたむ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #19456
1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

Examples
彼は君の成功をねたんでいる。
He begrudges you your success.
妬く
やく
嫉く
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #19853
1

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

妬み
嫉み
ねたみ
Noun
Freq #24216
1

jealousy; envy

Examples
彼女らの妬みは彼女の美しさに向けられた。
Their envy was directed toward her beauty.
嫉妬心
しっとしん
Noun
Freq #25419
1

feeling of envy; jealous feeling

Examples
嫉妬心くらい強く人間の心情に巣食う情熱はない。
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
妬ましい
嫉ましい
ねたましい
～い Adj.
Freq #25437
1

jealous; envious

Examples
この若人に対してねたましく思う気持ちを、君はやむを得ないものと受け入れなければならない。
You need to come to terms with your jealousy of this young man.
嫉妬深い
しっとぶかい
～い Adj.
Freq #27157
1

(deeply) jealous

Examples
恋は嫉妬深いもので、正常な目を斜視にさせる。
Love, being jealous, makes a good eye look asquint.
嫉妬に狂う
しっとにくるう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #48314
1

to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy

嫉妬の炎
しっとのほのお
Expression
Noun
Freq #54628
1

flames of jealousy

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