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A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 11 strokes

欲

Longing ; Covetousness ; Greed ; Passion ; Desire ; Craving

Readings on: ヨク
Kun readings: ほっ.する・ほ.しい

欲しいほしい — want; desired

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

  • 食欲しょくよく — appetite Word card → Source
  • 欲求よっきゅう — desire Source
  • 性欲せいよく — sexual desire Source
  • 欲望よくぼう — appetite; desire Source
  • 意欲いよく — ambition; desire Source
  • 貪欲どんよく — greed; greed; gluttony Source
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Words with this kanji

欲しい — want; desired食欲 — appetite (for food)

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