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欲

JLPT N3 SL6 11 strokes Frequency: #902

Meanings

Longing, Covetousness, Greed, Passion, Desire, Craving

Radicals

欠

Decomposition

⿰谷欠

Etymology

Pictophonetic: lack

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

2 dot right-to-left

3 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

4 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

5 vertical bottom-to-top

6 corner bottom-to-top

7 horizontal bottom-to-top

8 diagonal right-to-left

9 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

10 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

11 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヨク yoku

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ほ ho

ほっ ho

Words Using This Kanji

99 words total

Other (20 words)

欲も得もないよくもとくもない

having thought for neither gain nor greed

欲に目がくらむよくにめがくらむ

to be blinded by greed

己達せんと欲して人を達せしむおのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ

if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed

to be greedy

anorexia

lust for power

greedy algorithm

to want

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よしょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ

do not shoot straight for the top

出世欲しゅっせよく

desire to succeed in life

masochism

sadism

to endeavor to

creative urge

to be greedy

to be greedy

taking care of one's sexual urges

六欲天ろくよくてん

the six domains of the desire realm

欲界よくかい

desire realm

欲どしいよくどしい

greedy

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