Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: selfish, arbitrary

Kunyomi: ほしいまま

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シイ arbitrariness, self-will, whim

意性 シイセイ arbitrariness

ホウシ licentious, self-indulgent

キョウシ being proud and self-willed

Kunyomi Examples

ほしいまま selfish, self-indulgent, arbitrary

にする ほしいままにする to abuse, to exploit to the full, to give free rein to