ジェラシー
Meanings
1
A loanword from English, used in Japanese to refer to romantic or emotional jealousy, often with a slightly modern or stylish nuance compared to native terms like 嫉妬 (しっと).
I feel jealousy toward his female friend.
They had a fight because of jealousy.
Usage patterns
- ジェラシーを感じるto feel jealousy
She felt jealousy toward her friend's seemingly happy boyfriend.
- ジェラシーを抱くto harbor jealousy
He harbored jealousy over his colleague's success.
- 〈人〉にジェラシーを感じるto feel jealous of someone
She sometimes feels jealous of her older sister.