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ジェラシー (jerashii) Japanese meaning: jealousy | Kotomora
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I feel jealousy toward his female friend.
They had a fight because of jealousy.
Usage patterns ジェラシーを 感かん じる to feel jealousy
She felt jealousy toward her friend's seemingly happy boyfriend.
ジェラシーを 抱いだ く to harbor jealousy
He harbored jealousy over his colleague's success.
〈 人ひと 〉 にジェラシーを 感かん じる to feel jealous of someone
She sometimes feels jealous of her older sister.
Related words 嫉妬 is the native Japanese word for jealousy and fits formal or serious contexts, while ジェラシー is a katakana loanword with a lighter, more modern feel.
妬み is a native word emphasizing resentment or envy toward someone's advantage, whereas ジェラシー leans more toward romantic jealousy with a stylish, Western nuance.
Etymology Loanword from English 'jealousy'.
