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
Radical: 欠
Reading: あくび
Meaning: lack, yawn
Strokes: 4
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.]
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
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