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嫉: jealousy

jealousy; envy
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 3 words here

Readings

On
シツ
Kun
そねむ・ねたむ・にくむ

Almost always 嫉妬 (しっと); the kun verb 嫉む is read ねたむ, also そねむ.

Key words

嫉妬しっとjealousy; envy
嫉むねたむto envy; to be jealous of
嫉みねたみenvy; jealousy
嫉妬深いしっとぶかいjealous by nature

Example sentences

I felt a bit jealous of my friend's success.

If you do nothing but envy other people's happiness, you end up miserable.

She is the jealous type and is always worried about her partner's messages.

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