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羨望

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 羨望

んぼう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #12951
1

envy

Examples
彼は友人たちの羨望の的であった。
He was the envy of his friends.

Kanji in this Word

13 strokes
Grade 8

Meanings

envious
be jealous
covet

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
エン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うらや.む
あまり
11 strokes
Frequency: 470
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

ambition
full moon
hope
desire
aspire to
expect

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボウ
モウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
のぞ.む
もち
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
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