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妬

jealous
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingト、ツ
Kun readingねた.む、そね.む、つも.る、ふさ.ぐ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. jealousRtK
    彼は彼らの幸せを妬んでいた。He was jealous of their happiness.tatoeba
    彼の仲間は明らかに彼の裕福さを妬んでいた。Obviously, his companions were jealous of his wealth.tatoeba
  2. envy
    彼は嫉妬からそういった。He said so out of envy.tatoeba
  1. to be jealous of
  2. to envy
  3. to begrudge

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · stone (石) · rock (石)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 123

Compound words

妬けるやける
to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked
嫉妬しっと
jealousy; envy
妬むねたむ
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
妬みねたみ
jealousy
妬心としん
jealousy
嫉妬心しっとしん
feeling of envy
嫉妬の炎しっとのほのお
flames of jealousy
嫉妬深いしっとぶかい
(deeply) jealous
妬ましいねたましい
jealous
ヤキモチを妬くやきもちをやく
to be jealous

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の才能に焼もちを妬いている。
He is jealous of her talent.tatoeba
彼は私の成功を妬んだ。
He was jealous of my success.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 妬

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