嫉そねむ

そ

ね

む

嫉む · godan verb (-mu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	嫉そねむ	嫉そねまない
Polite	嫉そねみます	嫉そねみません
Past polite	嫉そねみました	嫉そねみませんでした
Past	嫉そねんだ	嫉そねまなかった
Te-form	嫉そねんで	嫉そねまないで
Desire	嫉そねみたい	嫉そねみたくない
Potential	嫉そねめる	嫉そねめない
Passive	嫉そねまれる	嫉そねまれない
Causative	嫉そねませる	嫉そねませない
Causative passive	嫉そねませられるalso 嫉そねまされる	嫉そねませられないalso 嫉そねまされない
Volitional	嫉そねもう
Polite volitional	嫉そねみましょう
Imperative	嫉そねめ	嫉そねむな
Conditional	嫉そねめば	嫉そねまなければ
Tara conditional	嫉そねんだら	嫉そねまなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

be jealous of; envy; begrudge

formal or literary

Formal or literary term for feeling jealous or envious of someone. Often used in written language or elevated speech. Compare with 妬む (ねたむ), which is more common in everyday usage.

Kanji

嫉jealous, envy
妬jealous, envy
猜envy, jealousy, doubt

Related words

妬ねたむ
More common and less formal than 嫉む (そねむ). Both mean 'to be jealous' or 'to envy', but ねたむ is used in everyday conversation, while そねむ is literary.
羨うらやむ
Means 'to envy' in a more neutral or admiring way, without the negative connotation of jealousy that 嫉む carries.

Word family

嫉そねみ
jealousy; envy

Written forms

嫉そねむUsage58%
Standard kanji form for this literary verb.
そねむUsage42%
妬そねむ
Variant kanji; also read ねたむ with a similar meaning.
猜そねむ
Rare kanji form; not commonly used.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 嫉 and 妬 both relate to jealousy, and the reading そねむ is native Japanese. The word is considered a literary synonym of ねたむ.