ねたむ
Also written 妬む, 嫉む
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
Example sentences
- 彼は常時彼の才能をねたむ人々から中傷されることにうんざりしていた。
He was sick of being vilified all the time by people who were jealous of his ability. - リリーがとてもきれいなのでほかの女子生徒はねたんでいる。
The other girls are jealous of Lily because she is extremely pretty. - リリーがとてもかわいいので、他の女子たちは彼女をねたんでいる。
The other girls are jealous of Lily because she is extremely pretty. - みんなが私の成功をねたんだ。
Everybody was jealous of my success. - 他人の成功をねたんではならない。
You must not be jealous of others' success.