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RTK / HeisigFrame #592

羨

envious

Lv 21

Strokes: 13

JLPT: Not in JLPT

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Radical Components

Meanings

envious RTKEnvyJealousy

Community Mnemonic

▲ 834 votes

A very thirsty sheep, who always lacked water, spends his days watching his fellow sheep (in the farm next door or in another pen) and being very envious of their water.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

せん

Kun'yomi

うらや