Vocabulary

What does 羨ましい (うらやましい, urayamashii) mean?

羨ましい (うらやましい, urayamashii) means envious, jealous.

Quick facts
Readingうらやましい
Romajiurayamashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
うらやましい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonurayamashii

envious, jealous

  1. 1i-adjective envious; jealous
  2. 2i-adjective enviable (position, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I envy your life.

  • I envy you for getting to rest every day.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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