羨ましい

うらやましい
Alternative writings: 羨しい
JLPT:N2
Frequency:
1

Feeling envy or jealousy toward someone else's possession or situation; to be envious.

I-Adjective

Examples

彼の新しい車が本当に羨ましい。

I'm really jealous of his new car.

あなたの旅行写真を見て羨ましいと思った。

Seeing your travel photos made me envious.

あんな自由な生活が羨ましい。

I'm envious of such a free lifestyle.

2

Describing something or someone's position as enviable or desirable (e.g., 'an enviable position').

I-Adjective

Examples

彼女の仕事は自由で羨ましい待遇がある。

Her job is free and has enviable benefits.

あの会社の福利厚生は羨ましいほど整っている。

That company's welfare benefits are impressively well arranged.