羨(うらや)む

うらやむ
verb (godan)
to envy, to be jealous of
1. to envy, to be jealous of
To wish you had something that someone else has.
彼(かれ)の才能(さいのう)を羨(うらや)む。
To envy his talent.
友達(ともだち)の成功(せいこう)を羨(うらや)んだ。
I envied my friend's success.
人(ひと)を羨(うらや)んでも仕方(しかた)がない。
It's no use envying others.

羨(うらや)む means to envy or feel jealous of what others have.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: Xを羨(うらや)む (to envy X)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 人(ひと)を羨(うらや)む: to envy someone
  • 才能(さいのう)を羨(うらや)む: to envy talent
  • 成功(せいこう)を羨(うらや)む: to envy success
  • 羨(うらや)んでも仕方(しかた)がない: it's no use being envious

RELATED FORMS:

  • 羨(うらや)ましい: envious, enviable (i-adjective)
  • 羨望(せんぼう): envy, admiration (literary noun)

NUANCE:
羨(うらや)む and 羨(うらや)ましい express wanting what others have without hostility. For stronger jealousy with resentment, use 嫉妬(しっと)する or 妬(ねた)む.

CONTRAST:

  • 羨(うらや)む: to envy (neutral/positive)
  • 妬(ねた)む: to be jealous (with resentment)
  • 嫉妬(しっと)する: to be jealous (strong emotion)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:55 · Revised 2026.2.20 11:51
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