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Kanji Detail for 嫉 - "jealousy, envy"

嫉

  • Meaning

    嫉 means "jealousy, envy." Also associated with spite.

    1. Jealousy - Envy of another's success.

    2. Envy - Resentful desire for another's advantages.

    3. Spite - Ill will; malice.

  • Words using 嫉

    • 嫉妬 しっと Listen jealousy; envy

  • Four-character idioms with 嫉

    • 反目嫉視 はんもくしっし Listen jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other)
    • 嫉視反目 しっしはんもく Listen jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other)

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    • Verified meaning: jealousy, envy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つぎこ)
    • Also carries these associations: spite

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 嫉

    Surnames 嫉(つぎこ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    jealous; envy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    jealousy; be jealous of

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    jealousy; to be jealous of

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    jealous, envious

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Harming the virtuous is called 嫉. Meaning hating someone for being more worthy than oneself.

  • Onyomi

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    shitsu(シツ) シツ

  • Kunyomi

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    neta.mu(ねた-む) ねた-む

    niku.mu(にく-む) にく-む

    sone.mu(そね-む) そね-む

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    jealousy envy spite hatred resentment animosity bitterness coveting covetousness envious grudge malice possessiveness resentful rivalry

Sentences including 嫉

  • He was jealous of his wife.

  • He said so out of envy.

  • I can't stand her jealousy.

  • Jealousy made him do that.

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