妬 means “envy, begrudge”

ねたむ · netamu

Also: jealous

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ねたむ, そねむ, つもる, ふさぐ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ト, ツ

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The story

A woman (女) beside a stone (石): picture a heart turned hard and cold at someone else's good luck. 妬む is to begrudge, 妬み is spiteful envy, and with 嫉 it forms 嫉妬, jealousy.

Used in 妬む (netamu, to begrudge), 妬み (netami, envy), and 嫉妬 (shitto, jealousy)

More from Anger & Scorn

• 羨 envy
• 嘲 ridicule
• 苛 harsh
• 喝 shout
• 憤 indignation
• 恨 resent
• 侮 look down on
• 怨 grudge
• 叱 scold
• 嫉 jealousy
• 罵 curse
• 蔑 contempt

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