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羨む (うらやむ, urayamu) Japanese meaning: envy | Kotomora
JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 羨む · godan verb (-mu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 羨うらや む 羨うらや まない Polite 羨うらや みます 羨うらや みません Past polite 羨うらや みました 羨うらや みませんでした Past 羨うらや んだ 羨うらや まなかった Te-form 羨うらや んで 羨うらや まないで Desire 羨うらや みたい 羨うらや みたくない Potential 羨うらや める 羨うらや めない Passive 羨うらや まれる 羨うらや まれない Causative 羨うらや ませる 羨うらや ませない Causative passive 羨うらや ませられる also 羨うらや まされる 羨うらや ませられない also 羨うらや まされない Volitional 羨うらや もう Polite volitional 羨うらや みましょう Imperative 羨うらや め 羨うらや むな Conditional 羨うらや めば 羨うらや まなければ Tara conditional 羨うらや んだら 羨うらや まなかったら
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I envy my friend's new car.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 羨うらや む to envy someone
I envy my friend who succeeded.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 〈 事こと 〉 を 羨うらや む to envy someone's (situation, talent, etc.)
Many people envy his talent.
Expressions 亀かめ の 年とし を 鶴つる が 羨うらや む some people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle Kanji 羨 envious, be jealous, covet Related words 妬む carries a sharper, often resentful jealousy, whereas 羨む expresses admiring envy without necessarily wishing the other person ill.
羨望する is a more formal, written-style word for envying, while 羨む is the everyday spoken verb with the same meaning.
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.
Written forms 羨うらや む Usage 55%
うらやむ Usage 45%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
Etymology Derived from the adjective 羨ましい (うらやましい), which itself comes from 心 (うら, 'heart') + 病む (やむ, 'to be ill'), suggesting a heart that aches with longing.
