単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#2,878 most used

欲

よく2

Pitch accent · 尾高 (odaka)

desire; greed

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He is a man of few wants.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The greedy man was by no means satisfied with the reward.

from Tatoeba · mookeee

MEANING

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants

noun · suffix

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 欲 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

翼wingよく · not in tangoya
翌the following; nextよく · not in tangoya
よくwell; nicely

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,878 most used

Written欲、慾

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium