jealous, envy
On'yomi (音読み)
- ト
- ツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ねた.む
- そね.む
- つも.る
- ふさ.ぐ
About this kanji
The kanji 妬 means "jealous" or "envy". It is typically used as a verb or in compound words to express feelings of jealousy. For instance, 嫉妬 (しっと) means "jealousy" in a general sense, while 妬む (ねたむ) means "to be jealous of" someone or something. Another related term is 妬み (ねたみ), which also translates as "jealousy" but focuses more on the feeling itself. A useful note is that these words often reflect negative emotions associated with desire, so they are commonly used in contexts where competition or rivalry exists.
Example sentences
彼女は妬みを感じている。
She feels jealousy.
Meanings across languages
- English
- jealous, envy
- Tiếng Việt
- ghen tị
- 日本語
- 妬む
- 한국어
- 질투
- 中文
- 嫉妒
- id
- cemburu
- th
- อิจฉา
- es
- celoso
- fr
- jaloux
- de
- eifersüchtig
- pt
- ciumento
Common compounds
- 嫉妬jealousy, envy
- 妬むto be jealous of, to envy, to begrudge
- 妬みjealousy, envy
- 妬心jealousy
- 妬くto be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
- 嫉妬心feeling of envy, jealous feeling
- 嫉妬深い(deeply) jealous
- 妬ましいjealous, envious
Words using this kanji
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