嫉妬（しっと、shiっto）
- jealousy

The Japanese word 嫉妬 (しっと) means "jealousy." It refers to the feeling of envy and resentment towards someone who has something you desire, such as a possession, success, a relationship, or an ability. It often involves a sense of insecurity and a fear of losing something you value. The feeling of 嫉妬 can manifest in various ways, from mild annoyance to intense anger or sadness.

⚫︎彼女は彼の成功に嫉妬した。 Translation: She was jealous of his success. ⚫︎友人の新しい恋人に嫉妬している。 Translation: I'm jealous of my friend's new boyfriend/girlfriend. ⚫︎彼は兄の才能に嫉妬していた。 Translation: He was jealous of his older brother's talent.

You can use 嫉妬 in various contexts when expressing feelings of jealousy. It's suitable for both formal and informal conversations, but the intensity of the feeling might be reflected in the sentence structure or additional words used. For example, if you want to emphasize a strong feeling, you might use an adverb like とても (very) or すごく (really) before the verb form of 嫉妬, or you might say 嫉妬している気持ち (the feeling of jealousy). You can also use it to describe someone else's feelings.

嫉妬 is primarily written in kanji 嫉妬. The reading is しっと in hiragana. There is no katakana version that is typically used. The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is usually just と.

⚫︎羨ましい (うらやましい) - envious, desirable (This word expresses a feeling of wanting what someone else has, without necessarily the negative connotation of resentment.) ⚫︎ねたみ (妬み) - envy, jealousy (This word can have a stronger negative connotation) ⚫︎焼きもち (やきもち) - jealousy (often used in the context of romantic relationships)

⚫︎尊敬 (そんけい) - respect, admiration ⚫︎称賛 (しょうさん) - praise, admiration

彼女は友達の新しい車に嫉妬している。 ・Translation: She is jealous of her friend's new car. ・Explanation: This sentence directly expresses the feeling of jealousy towards a friend's new car.

彼は妹の成績が良いことに嫉妬して、勉強しなくなった。 ・Translation: He, being jealous of his younger sister's good grades, stopped studying. ・Explanation: This sentence shows that the person's 嫉妬 led to a negative action (stopping studying).

The kanji 嫉 and 妬 both contribute to the meaning of "jealousy." 嫉 implies resentment or grudge. 妬 implies envy or dislike. Combining these two kanji, 嫉妬 represents the complex emotion of jealousy, encompassing both envy and a sense of resentment.