嫉
嫉·jealousy
- On-yomi
- シツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫉妬 | しっと | jealousy |
| 嫉妬心 | しっとしん | feeling of jealousy |
| 嫉妬深い | しっとぶかい | intensely jealous |
| 嫉む | そねむ | to be jealous of, begrudge |
Example sentences
友人の成功を嫉妬してしまった。
ゆうじんのせいこうをしっとしてしまった。
I ended up feeling jealous of my friend's success.
彼は嫉妬深い性格だと言われている。
かれはしっとぶかいせいかくだといわれている。
He is said to have a very jealous nature.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 嫉妬 as しつと — the つ is small: しっと.
- 嫉 almost never appears outside 嫉妬 and its derivatives.
Memory aid
Picture it
The woman radical 女 beside 疾 (illness) — jealousy drawn as a sickness you catch.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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