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妬む is an exact match with one form of the following word:
妬む
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Readings : ねたむ    そねむ   
妬む can be read in 2 ways: そねむ (50%), ねたむ (50%).
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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妬む is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 156,000 (about 513,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かれ
なかま
仲間
あき
らか
かれ
ゆうふく
裕福
ねた
んでいた

Obviously, his companions were jealous of his wealth.
あき
らか
かれ
かれ
とみ
ちい
地位
ねた
んでいる

Obviously, they are jealous of his wealth and status.
かれ
かれ
しあわ
ねた
んでいた

He was jealous of their happiness.
ねたむ
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 226,000 (about 94,300 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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猜む
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Reading : そねむ   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 222,000 (about 119,000 results)
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嫉む
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Readings : ねたむ    そねむ   
嫉む can be read in 2 ways: ねたむ (90%), そねむ (10%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 242,000 (about 30,800 results)
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ト   ねた to envy   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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サイ   ねた    そね to envy, to be jealous   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
セイ   ショウ   あお blue   
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エン    circle, yen   まる round   
シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
シツ hate   
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シツ    rapidly   
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シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ill; illness
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