僻(ひが)む

ひがむ
verb (godan)
to be envious; to take offense
自動詞 intransitiveemotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present僻(ひが)む僻(ひが)まない
Present polite僻(ひが)みます僻(ひが)みません
Past僻(ひが)んだ僻(ひが)まなかった
Past polite僻(ひが)みました僻(ひが)みませんでした
て form僻(ひが)んで僻(ひが)まなくて
ている present僻(ひが)んでいる僻(ひが)んでいない
ている polite僻(ひが)んでいます僻(ひが)んでいません
ている past僻(ひが)んでいた僻(ひが)んでいなかった
ている past polite僻(ひが)んでいました僻(ひが)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば僻(ひが)めば僻(ひが)まなければ
Conditional たら僻(ひが)んだら僻(ひが)まなかったら
Volitional僻(ひが)もう—
Volitional polite僻(ひが)みましょう—
Potential僻(ひが)める僻(ひが)めない
Passive僻(ひが)まれる僻(ひが)まれない
Causative僻(ひが)ませる僻(ひが)ませない
Imperative僻(ひが)め僻(ひが)むな
1. to be envious; to take a twisted view; to feel bitter
To view things with jealousy or resentment, often interpreting neutral situations negatively due to a sense of inferiority or perceived unfairness.
そんなに僻(ひが)むなよ。
Don't be so bitter about it.
僻(ひが)んだ見方(みかた)はやめたほうがいい。
You should stop looking at things with such a jaundiced eye.
周(まわ)りが幸(しあわ)せそうに見(み)えて、つい僻(ひが)んでしまう。
Everyone around me seems happy, so I can't help feeling envious.

Describes a psychological tendency to interpret things through a lens of jealousy, resentment, or self-pity. Unlike simple envy, 僻(ひが)む implies a distorted, negative perspective — the person assumes others are looking down on them or that the world is unfair.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 妬(ねた)む: to be jealous of — focuses on jealousy of someone's success or possessions
  • 羨(うらや)む: to envy — lighter and more neutral; can be positive ("I envy your talent")
  • 僻(ひが)む is more self-pitying and negative than either; it implies a warped worldview

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