Word Meaning 妬む

ねたむ netamu

妬む is read as ねたむ (netamu) and means to be jealous of.

Meaning

English

  1. to be jealous of
  2. to envy
  3. to begrudge

Reading

Kana

ねたむ

Romaji

netamu

Writing Variants

  • 嫉む ねたむ netamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Related Words 嫉妬,焼き餅,ジェラシー,妬心,羨ましがる Rank 23576 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

嫉妬

しっと

jealousy

Example Sentences

3

ひとをねたむきもちはだれにでもある。

anyone can feel envy toward others.

かのじょはしんゆうをねたむじぶんがいやだった。

she hated the part of herself that envied her best friend.

ひとのしあわせをねたむのはやめよう。

let's stop envying other people's happiness.