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Kanji Detail for 羨 - "to envy"

羨

  • Meaning

    羨 means "to envy." Also associated with to admire, excess.

    1. To admire - To envy; to desire; to long for; to aspire to.

    2. Excess - Surplus; remainder; overflow.

    3. Tomb path - The passage to a burial chamber.

  • Words using 羨

    • 羨ましい うらやましい Listen envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

  • Tattoo check: 羨

    • Verified meaning: to envy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to admire, excess

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    envious; be jealous; covet

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    envy, admire; praise; covet

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to envy

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to covet, to envy; to admire, to praise

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

    Desire. What the heart loves and admires is called 羨 (envy). | Surplus. (Mencius) "Use the surplus to supplement what is lacking." Now when finances exceed the original amount, it is called 羨餘 (surplus revenue).

  • Onyomi

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    en(エン) エン

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

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    ama.ri(あま-り) あま-り

    uraya.mu(うらや-む) うらや-む

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    羊 (hitsuji・hitsujihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to envy to admire excess tomb path yearn adore overflow surplus jealousy covet enviable desire aspire longing admiration

Sentences including 羨

  • He was the envy of his friends.

  • I envy you so much.

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