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欲
慾
Readings
よく
yoku
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Noun, used as a suffix
greed, craving, desire, appetite, hunger, avarice, wants
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Kanjis
欲 ON: ヨク KUN: ほっ.する, ほ.しい
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Stroke: 11 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-4 FC: 8768.8


慾 ON: ヨク
covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Stroke: 15 SKIP: 2-11-4 FC: 8733.3


Phrases
彼は欲の少ない人だ。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 欲 (よく) 少ない (すくない) 人 (ひと)
He is a man of few wants.