Kanji1 / 11
欲 kanji
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
ヨク
Kun readings
ほっするほしい
Words with 欲
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —被虐性欲masochism
- —加虐性欲sadism
- —性欲処理taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
- —欲どしいgreedy; avaricious; acquisitive
- —性的欲望sexual desire; lust
- —承認欲求need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
- —無私無欲selflessness; unselfishness
- —親の欲目parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
- —食欲低下loss of appetite; reduction in appetite; anorexia
- —買い物欲desire to go shopping; desire to buy (something)
- —食欲の秋autumn, season of good appetite
- —食欲旺盛voracious; having a hearty appetite
- —三大欲求the three great desires (sleep, food and sex)
- —食欲中枢appetite center (of the brain)
- —禁欲主義者ascetic; stoic
- —自己顕示欲craving for the limelight
- —欲の固まりincarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice
- —食欲不振症anorexia
- —欲を言えばideally; if one were to wish for more
- —欲を言うとideally; if one were to wish for more