Kanji

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
彼女は友人の成功に対して強い嫉妬を覚えた。

She felt strong jealousy towards her friend's success.

外巧内嫉 がいこうないしつ
彼女は外巧内嫉な性格で、ライバルの成功を表面上は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
彼女は非常に嫉妬深い性格だ。

She has a very jealous personality.

嫉み そねみ
才能があるがゆえに、彼は周囲の嫉みを買ってしまった。

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

嫉む そねむ
彼は友人の成功を嫉んでいる

He is jealous of his friend's success.

嫉視 しっし
彼は同僚の嫉視を浴びた

He was exposed to the jealousy of his colleagues.

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