Kanji

嫉

jealous, envy

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そねむ, ねたむ, にくむ

Example sentences

嫉妬 しっと
彼女 友人 成功 に対して 強い 嫉妬 覚えた

She felt strong jealousy towards her friend's success.

外巧内嫉 がいこうないしつ
彼女 外巧内嫉 性格 ライバル 成功 表面上 祝福 しながら 内心 では 激しく 嫉妬 していた

She has an 'outwardly polite but inwardly jealous' personality, blessing her rival's success on the surface while being intensely jealous inside.

嫉妬深い しっとぶかい
彼女 非常 嫉妬深い 性格

She has a very jealous personality.

嫉み そねみ
才能 ある ゆえに 周囲 嫉み 買って しまった

Because of his talent, he ended up attracting the envy of those around him.

嫉む そねむ
友人 成功 嫉んでいる

He is jealous of his friend's success.

嫉視 しっし
同僚 嫉視 浴びた

He was exposed to the jealousy of his colleagues.

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