How to say "jealous" in Japanese

• 羨ましいうらやましいJLPT N2approx.Common
  i-adjectiveCovers the sense of envying someone for what they have — talent, luck, a lifestyle — and wishing you had it too. The feeling is wistful rather than hostile; this is the common word for it.
  あなたがとても羨うらやましい。↗

  I envy you so much.
• 妬ましいねたましい
  i-adjectiveAlso envy of what someone else has, but felt as resentment — a bitter, grudging jealousy directed at the person who has the advantage. It is less common than 羨ましい and stronger in tone.
  この若人わこうどに対たいしてねたましく思おもう気持きもちを、君きみはやむを得えないものと受け入うけいれなければならない。↗

  You need to come to terms with your jealousy of this young man.

Use 「羨ましい」 for the ordinary feeling of envying what someone else has; 「妬ましい」, which is less common, is the same envy tinged with resentment or bitterness toward the person envied.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 羨ましいうらやましいenvious
• 妬ましいねたましいjealous
• 嫉妬深いしっとぶかい(deeply) jealous
• 裏山うらやまenvious