羨望|せんぼうsenbou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbenvy
    彼かれは友人ゆうじんたちの羨望せんぼうの的まとであった。↗
    He was the envy of his friends.
Conjugation
Dictionary form羨望する(せんぼうする)
Polite (masu)羨望します(せんぼうします)
Negative (nai)羨望しない(せんぼうしない)
polite (masen)羨望しません(せんぼうしません)
classical zu / nu羨望せず・羨望せぬ(せんぼうせず・せんぼうせぬ)
Past (ta)羨望した(せんぼうした)
polite (mashita)羨望しました(せんぼうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)羨望しなかった(せんぼうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)羨望しませんでした(せんぼうしませんでした)
Te form羨望して(せんぼうして)
Potential羨望できる(せんぼうできる)
Passive羨望される(せんぼうされる)
Causative羨望させる(せんぼうさせる)
Causative passive羨望させられる(せんぼうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)羨望すれば(せんぼうすれば)
tara羨望したら(せんぼうしたら)
Volitional羨望しよう(せんぼうしよう)
polite (mashou)羨望しましょう(せんぼうしましょう)
Imperative羨望しろ(せんぼうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym羨むうらやむNeutralThe everyday verb for envying someone; it can shade into jealousy too. 「羨望」 is the written noun for it, often seen in 「羨望の的」.
  • Related妬むねたむWrittenThe same word, also written 「妬む」 or 「猜む」: resentful begrudging of what others have. More negative than 「羨望」.
  • Related嫉妬しっとNeutralJealousy laced with resentment. 「羨望」 is mainly yearning admiration, with little of the malice 「嫉妬」 implies.
  • Related嫉むそねむWrittenRead 「そねむ」: envy that turns to resentment, carrying malice; leans written. 「羨望」 is yearning admiration, without the hostility.
  • RelatedやっかむCasualColloquial verb for grudging envy or jealousy, with a sour, bitter undertone.
  • Related嫉視しっしWrittenA rare written word: to look at someone with jealous eyes. Very rarely used.
  • Antonym軽蔑けいべつNeutralContempt: looking down on someone as beneath you — the opposite of the admiring, upward-looking stance of 「羨望」.

In daily speech, 「うらやましい」 or 「羨む」. In writing, the object of everyone's envy is 「羨望の的」. For jealousy tinged with resentment, use 「嫉妬」, 「妬む」 or 「嫉む」; casually, 「やっかむ」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 羨うらやむこと。
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