Memory phrase for the character: 羨

羨

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Meaning

envy, be jealous, covet

Pronunciation

SEN
urayamu, urayamashii

Explanation

Top: var. of sheep 羊, below: water 氵, to lack 欠 (to lack 欠 = The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking good manners) [next 次 = Ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?]

Mnemonic

If the sheep are lacking water, you are not envied.

Radicals

羊	sheep	Pictogram of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
次	next, following
欠	deficiency	The radical kakeru* shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 [when yawning] and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)*

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Vocabulary

羨ましい	うらやましい	envious, enviable
羨む	うらやむ	to envy

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