The kanji 羨: meaning, readings and stroke order

羨

Meaning: envy
On reading: セン sen
Kun reading: うらや（ましい） urayamashii、うらや（む） urayamu
Strokes: 13
Radical: 羊 sheep
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ganh tị, thèm muốn (tiện)
Japanese: うらやむ。うらやましい。
Korean: 부러워하다 (선)
Chinese: 羡慕 (羡)

Readings, words and example sentences

セン sen · on reading · less common

羨せん望ぼう
envy, admiration
羨せん望ぼうのまなざしを集めます。
Everyone looks at him with envy.

うらや（ましい） urayamashii · kun reading · less common

羨うらやましい
envious, wishing one had
その才能が 羨うらやましいです。
I envy that talent.

うらや（む） urayamu · kun reading · less common

羨うらやむ
to envy
人を 羨うらやみません。
I don't envy others.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.