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妬 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
ト・ツと・つ · to · tsu
Kun
ねた.む・そね.む・つも.る・ふさ.ぐneta.mu · sone.mu · tsumo.ru · fusa.gu
Meaning
jealous; envy

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman plus stone: a hard knot left in the heart — envy.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onトとto嫉妬しっと
Kunねたむnetamu妬むねたむ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 嫉妬しっと

    jealousy

  • 妬心としん

    a jealous heart

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

人(ひと)の幸(しあわ)せを妬(ねた)まないようにしたい。

I want to keep from envying other people’s happiness.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

嫉妬妬心妬嫉jealou…心heart妖bewitc…女woman夭to die…奴fellow好to lik…賭bet土earth斗dipper吐spit杜grove
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 女Map of reading トAll maps

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