ONせん
KUNうらやましい、うらやむ
Meanings
enviousenvycovet
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How to remember

Imagine a **sheep** (羊) always looking at the **next** (次) sheep, feeling a **lack** (欠) of what it has. This makes the sheep **envious**.
'SEN' — It makes no **SEN**se to be envious, does it?

Vocabulary

羨むうらやむ
to envy
羨ましいうらやましい
enviable, envious
羨望せんぼう
envy, yearning
羨望の眼差しせんぼうのまなざし
an envious gaze

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