やきもちを焼く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
焼
や
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
やきもちを燒く (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of やきもちを焼く – see the following entry.
【やきもちをやく】
[idiom] (lit. "to roast roasted rice cakes") (idiomatic) to be jealous (usually of a rival in love)
(This term, やきもちを焼く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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