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欲

Kanji meanings and readings

欲

N3

longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving

On reading
ヨク
Kun reading
ほっ.する、ほ.しい
Radical
欠
Illustration of 意欲
N1

いよく

will; desire; ambition

Illustration of 欲しい
N5

ほしい

want

Illustration of 欲張り
N2

よくばり

avarice; covetousness; greed

Illustration of 欲望
N1

よくぼう

desire; appetite

Illustration of 欲深い
N1

よくふかい

greedy

Illustration of 食欲
N3

しょくよく

appetite (for food)