羨望(せんぼう)

せんぼう
noun, suru verb
envy; admiration with desire
1. envy; admiration with desire
A feeling of wanting what someone else has; admiring while wishing to possess the same qualities or things.
彼(かれ)の才能(さいのう)に羨望(せんぼう)を感(かん)じる。
I feel envy at his talent.
羨望(せんぼう)の眼差(まなざ)しで見(み)られる。
To be looked at with envious eyes.
彼女(かのじょ)の成功(せいこう)は皆(みな)の羨望(せんぼう)の的(まと)だ。
Her success is the object of everyone's envy.

NUANCE:
羨望(せんぼう) can be positive (admiration mixed with desire) or negative (jealousy). It's more literary than 嫉妬(しっと) (jealousy).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 羨望(せんぼう)の的(まと): object of envy
  • 羨望(せんぼう)の眼差(まなざ)し: envious gaze
  • 羨望(せんぼう)を抱(いだ)く: to harbor envy
  • 羨望(せんぼう)に値(あたい)する: to be worthy of envy

RELATED TERMS:

  • 嫉妬(しっと): jealousy (stronger, more negative)
  • 羨(うらや)ましい: enviable
  • 憧(あこが)れ: longing, admiration

Related Words

Related: 嫉妬(しっと) (jealousy)
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Added 2026.1.16 18:44 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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