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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N3

902 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Kunyomi: ほっ.する, ほ.しい

Onyomi: ヨク

Composition: 谷 欠

欲

Radical

Radical: 欠

Reading: あくび

Meaning: lack, yawn

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

欲(よく)   greed

食欲(しょくよく)   appetite (for food)

物欲(ぶつよく)   materialistic desire

意欲(いよく)   ambition

知識欲(ちしきよく)   intellectual thirst

欲望(よくぼう)   desire

欲張り(よくばり)   greedy

貪欲な(どんよくな)   greedy

欲する(ほっする)   want

欲しい(ほしい)   want [adj.]

Onyomi Examples

欲 (ヨク) greed, craving, desire, appetite, hunger, avarice, wants

欲望 (ヨクボウ) desire, appetite, lust

私欲 (シヨク) self-interest, selfish desire

勤労意欲 (キンロウイヨク) will to work

Kunyomi Examples

欲する (ほっする) to want, to desire

欲しい (ほしい) wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for, I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

欲しいだけ (ほしいだけ) as much as one wants, as many as one wants, all that one wishes for

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