嫉 妬(しっと)

しっと

noun

jealousy; envy

1. jealousy; envy

A feeling of resentment toward someone because of their advantages, possessions, or relationships.

嫉妬(しっと)に燃(も)えている。

I'm burning with jealousy.

彼女(かのじょ)の成功(せいこう)に嫉妬(しっと)した。

I felt jealous of her success.

嫉妬深(しっとぶか)い人(ひと)だ。

He's a jealous person.

友達(ともだち)が新(あたら)しい車(くるま)を買(か)ったと聞(き)いて、嫉妬(しっと)してしまった。

When I heard my friend bought a new car, I couldn't help feeling jealous.

彼(かれ)が他(ほか)の女性(じょせい)と話(はな)しているのを見(み)て、嫉妬(しっと)を感(かん)じた。

I felt jealous seeing him talking to another woman.

嫉妬(しっと) covers both jealousy (resentment toward a rival) and envy (wanting what others have). It is a suru verb: 嫉妬(しっと)する.

COMMON PATTERNS:

嫉妬(しっと)する: to feel jealous
嫉妬(しっと)を感(かん)じる: to feel jealousy
嫉妬(しっと)に燃(も)える: to burn with jealousy
嫉妬深(しっとぶか)い: jealous by nature (adjective)

SIMILAR WORDS:

やきもち: jealousy (colloquial, especially romantic — やきもちを焼(や)く)
羨望(せんぼう): envy (literary, less negative)
うらやましい: envious (adjective, lighter tone)

NUANCE:
嫉妬(しっと) is stronger and more negative than 羨望(せんぼう) or うらやましい. It often implies romantic jealousy but is also common for professional or social envy. The kanji are complex and rarely written by hand.

Related Words

Related: 嫉(ねた)む (to envy (verb))

core

Added 2026.1.16 14:48 · Revised 2026.6.6 22:06

05000/05406_shitto