“To be jealous” in Japanese
Short answer
To be jealous in Japanese is “やっかむ” (yakkamu). Full meaning: to envy, to be envious (of), to be jealous (of).
Other ways to say “To be jealous” in Japanese
ジェラシる
jerashiru to be jealous
ヤキモチ焼く
yakimochiyaku to be jealous
やきもちを焼く
yakimochiwoyaku to be jealous
僻む
higamu to have a warped view, to be jaundiced, to be prejudiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous, to be envious, to have an inferiority complex
妬っかむ
yakkamu to envy, to be envious (of), to be jealous (of)
ひがむ
higamu to have a warped view, to be jaundiced, to be prejudiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous, to be envious, to have an inferiority complex
ヒガむ
higamu to have a warped view, to be jaundiced, to be prejudiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous, to be envious, to have an inferiority complex
ひがん
higan to have a warped view, to be jaundiced, to be prejudiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous, to be envious, to have an inferiority complex
ヒガん
higan to have a warped view, to be jaundiced, to be prejudiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous, to be envious, to have an inferiority complex
妬っかま
yakkama to envy, to be envious (of), to be jealous (of)
妬っかん
yakkan to envy, to be envious (of), to be jealous (of)
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