Meaning

Primary

To Envy

Alternatives

To Be Envious Of, To Be Jealous Of

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means envy so the verb version is to envy someone.

Reading

うらやむ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You haven't learned this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You're really starting to envy those uranium Yankees (うらや). That's the new Yankees team hopped up on uranium that were created in a lab. Even though they're gross and hulk-ish, they're really good at baseball, so you're jealous of them.

Context

Context Sentences

コウイチは、世界が羨む男だ。

Koichi is a man the world envies.

人は他人の幸せを羨みがちだ。

People have the tendency to envy others' happiness.

いつか誰もが羨む名声と富を手に入れたいです。

One day, I want to acquire wealth and fame that anyone would envy.

Kanji Composition