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嫉妬 (しっと, shitto) Japanese meaning: jealousy | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 嫉妬する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 嫉しっ 妬と する 嫉しっ 妬と しない Polite 嫉しっ 妬と します 嫉しっ 妬と しません Past polite 嫉しっ 妬と しました 嫉しっ 妬と しませんでした Past 嫉しっ 妬と した 嫉しっ 妬と しなかった Te-form 嫉しっ 妬と して 嫉しっ 妬と しないで Desire 嫉しっ 妬と したい 嫉しっ 妬と したくない Potential 嫉しっ 妬と できる 嫉しっ 妬と できない Passive 嫉しっ 妬と される 嫉しっ 妬と されない Causative 嫉しっ 妬と させる 嫉しっ 妬と させない Causative passive 嫉しっ 妬と させられる 嫉しっ 妬と させられない Volitional 嫉しっ 妬と しよう Polite volitional 嫉しっ 妬と しましょう Imperative 嫉しっ 妬と しろ 嫉しっ 妬と するな Conditional 嫉しっ 妬と すれば 嫉しっ 妬と しなければ Tara conditional 嫉しっ 妬と したら 嫉しっ 妬と しなかったら
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He is jealous of his colleague's success.
Out of jealousy, I ended up saying something mean.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 嫉しっ 妬と する to be jealous of someone
He was jealous of his coworker's success.
嫉しっ 妬と を 感かん じる to feel jealousy
Seeing my friend's new boyfriend, I felt a bit of jealousy.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 嫉しっ 妬と を 買か う to incur someone's jealousy
Her promotion drew jealousy from her coworkers.
Expressions 嫉しっ 妬と に 狂くる う fly into a jealous rage; go mad with jealousy Related words· 8 妬む is a verb meaning 'to be jealous/envious,' often used in personal relationships, whereas 嫉妬 is a noun/する-verb that can be used more broadly and in formal contexts.
羨む is a verb meaning 'to envy' and often implies longing or admiration without resentment, while 嫉妬 carries a stronger, more negative nuance of jealousy.
羨望 is a more literary, formal noun focused purely on admiring envy, while 嫉妬 more readily includes the darker, resentful side of jealousy.
嫉妬する describes strong, direct jealousy or envy, while 僻む is more about a self-pitying, distorted mindset that may include jealousy as one component.
Show 4 more 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.
嫉妬 is a stronger, more formal word for jealousy or envy, while 焼きもち is the everyday, often affectionate term used mainly for romantic jealousy.
嫉妬 is straightforward jealousy or envy, while 僻み adds a twisted, resentful perception often rooted in feeling unfairly treated.
Written forms 嫉しっ 妬と Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and common usage.
しっと Usage 1%
シット Usage <1%
Etymology The kanji 嫉 and 妬 both relate to jealousy or envy. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in Japanese to express these concepts.
嫉妬 is jealousy or envy usually directed at a rival, whereas 独占欲 is the wish to keep someone or something entirely to oneself, even without a rival.
