や 妬く Show inflections LinksSentence search for 妬くSentence search for やくSentence search for 嫉くKanji details for 妬Edit in JMdict Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb1. to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envySee also 焼く やくOther forms嫉く 【やく】Notes嫉く: Rarely-used kanji form. Jreibun とざんか登山家の夫はやま山を愛し、くち口をひら開けばやまのぼ山登りのことばかりであるが、つま妻としてはあいて相手がやま山なのでや妬くわけにもいかない。My husband, a mountaineer, loves the mountains, and he constantly talks about climbing. As his wife, I know I can’t be jealous of a mountain. Discussions Log in to talk about this word.