妬
jealous, envy
StatusJōyō · secondary schoolStrokes8
Readings
On'yomi
- ト
- ツ
Kun'yomi
- ねた.む
- そね.む
- つも.る
- ふさ.ぐ
Meaning
妬 centers on the painful feeling of wanting what someone else has: jealousy and envy.
Most common words using 妬
- 嫉妬しっとN1
jealousy; envy
- 妬みねたみ
jealousy; envy
- 妬むねたむN1
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
- 妬くやく
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
- 妬ましいねたましい
jealous; envious
- 妬心としん
jealousy
- 嫉妬に狂うしっとにくるう
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
- 嫉妬の炎しっとのほのお
flames of jealousy
- 嫉妬心しっとしん
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
- 嫉妬深いしっとぶかい
(deeply) jealous
Study
Etymology
妬 combines 女 (woman) with 石 (stone), likely a phono-semantic compound where 石 hints at the sound and 女 suggests the emotional, often interpersonal nature of jealousy.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 with a heart like stone 石, cold and heavy with envy.
Reading mnemonic
For ト, imagine a jealous person towing a heavy stone of envy: tow -> ト, and the stone 石 on the right reminds you of the weight.