嫉妬深い人
shittobukai hito
In Japanese, "jealous person" is 嫉妬深い人 (shittobukai hito).
This phrase refers to someone who frequently feels resentment toward others because of their success or advantages.
Which one should you use?
While 嫉妬深い人 describes a person's character as being prone to jealousy, 嫉妬している人 describes a person who is currently experiencing jealousy in a specific moment. Additionally, the adjective 嫉妬深い can stand alone as a predicate to mean "to be jealous", such as in the sentence "He is a jealous person" (彼は嫉妬深い).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective 嫉妬深い is an i-adjective and can be used directly before the noun 人 to modify it.
How do you pronounce it?
shittobukai hito
Did you know?
- In romantic contexts, admitting to being 嫉妬深い can sometimes be framed as a sign of deep affection or love rather than a negative flaw.
- The adjective 深い (deep) is used here to describe the 'depth' of the jealousy. This is a common Japanese pattern where emotions or traits are measured by depth rather than strength or intensity.
- If you want to say you admire someone rather than resent them, use 羨ましい (urayamashii). This describes a 'positive' form of envy where you wish for what someone else has without any malice.
Examples in context
- 彼女は嫉妬心の強い人です。She is a person with strong jealousy.
- 彼は嫉妬深い奴だから気をつけて。Be careful, he is a jealous person.
- 彼は嫉妬深い人だ。Kare wa shitobukai hito da.He is a jealous person.
- 嫉妬深い人は付き合いにくい。Shitobukai hito wa tsukiai nikui.A jealous person is difficult to associate with.
- あの人はとても嫉妬深い人です。Ano hito wa totemo shitobukai hito desu.That person is a very jealous person.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a former colleague.
- 大翔 Hiroto彼は本当に嫉妬深い人だったね。Kare wa hontō ni shitobukai hito datta ne.He really was a jealous person, wasn't he?
- 陽葵 Himariそうね、周りの成功を喜べない人だったわ。Sō ne, mawari no seikō o yorokobenai hito datta wa.That's true, he was someone who couldn't celebrate the success of others.
- 大翔 Hiroto陽葵もそう思う？Himari mo sō omou?Do you think so too, Himari?
- 陽葵 Himariええ、付き合いづらかったわ。Ee, tsukiai-dzurakatta wa.Yes, he was hard to deal with.
