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Meaning of 妬ましい in Japanese
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妬ましい
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Kana Readingねたましい
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Romajinetamashii
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- jealous; envious
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Examples of 妬ましい, ねたましい in a sentence
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誰かが「アフリカでは空はいつも晴れているということだよ」と妬ましそうに言うと、彼女は「そうね、こんなにして暮らしてきた後で素敵な家を持つのは素晴らしいことじゃない」と夢見るような気持ちで答えていた。
If someone remarked enviously: "They say that in Africa the sky is always blue," she was likely to reply absent-mindedly: "Yes, and won't it be nice to have a proper house after all these years."
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Mr Brown is jealous of his colleague's success.
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この若人に対してねたましく思う気持ちを、君はやむを得ないものと受け入れなければならない。
You need to come to terms with your jealousy of this young man.