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欲

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • longing
  • covetousness
  • greed
  • passion
  • desire
  • craving

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ヨク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ほっ.する
  • ほ.しい
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#1338
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
欠#76 · lack

Components

Common Words

  • 欲よくNoun
    greed, craving, desire
  • 意欲いよくNoun
    will, desire, eagerness
  • 欲求よっきゅうNoun
    desire, want, will
  • 食欲しょくよくNoun
    appetite (for food)
  • 欲望よくぼうNoun
    desire, appetite, lust
  • 欲しいほしいi-adjective
    wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for
  • 無欲むよくna-adjective
    unselfish, disinterested, unavaricious
  • 貪欲どんよくna-adjective
    greedy, avaricious, covetous

Practice in Kanjiru

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