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羨

envious
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセン、エン
Kun readingうらや.む、あまり
JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. enviousRtK
    彼は私の幸運を羨ましがっている。He is envious of my good fortune.tatoeba
    講が終わって、ある公卿が在原業平を羨む発言した。After the seminar, a kugyo made statement expressing envy towards ARIHARA no Narihira.wiki
  2. be jealous
  3. covet

Popular Usage

羨む羨ましい

Radicals and components

Radical羊sheep
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sheep (羊) · water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 592

Compound words

羨ましいうらやましい
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
欣羨きんせん
being very jealous
羨みうらやみ
envy
羨望せんぼう
envy
羨しいうらやましい
envious
羨ま死刑うらやましけい
being jealous of someone over something but also thinking they should be sentenced to death over it (esp. of male teachers having sexual relations with their students)
羨望の的せんぼうのまと
object of envy
ペニス羨望ペニスせんぼう
penis envy
亀の年を鶴が羨むかめのとしをつるがうらやむ
some people are never satisfied

Additional Examples

私は彼の運の良さを羨ましく思った。
I envied him his good fortune.tatoeba
なんかその日暮らしって感じで、羨ましい。
I envy your lifestyle - living day-to-day like that.tatoeba
その不器用な男は彼女の非凡な才能を羨んだ。
The clumsy man envied her extraordinary talent.tatoeba
しかし、長政と市の夫婦関係は周りが羨むほど仲睦まじかったという。
The marriage between Nagamasa and Ichi is said to have been a harmonious one, and the envy of all around them.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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