悋りん気き

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

jealousy; envy

A somewhat literary or old-fashioned word for jealousy, often implying a grudging or stingy feeling. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be jealous'.

• 彼かの女じょの成せい功こうに悋りん気きを感かんじる。

  I feel jealousy toward her success.

• 彼かれは友ゆう人じんの昇しょう進しんに悋りん気きしている。

  He is jealous of his friend's promotion.