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Grade 6JLPT N3

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

11 strokes · frequency rank #902

On
ヨク
Kun
ほっ.する、ほ.しい

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. いよくwill; desire; eagerness; interest1
    • The old man lost the will to live.

    • What is most important is your strong will to master English.

    • Not only career-minded women have desire to work.

  2. よくgreed; craving; desire; appetite2
    • He is a man of few wants.

    • I don't have much desire for wealth.

    • He's power-hungry.

  3. よくぼうdesire; appetite; lust3
    • Don't confuse desire with love.

    • Desire is embraced in a dream.

    • Lust denies need.

  4. よっきゅうdesire; want; will; wish4
    • Her desire to be a doctor spurred her on.

    • My wife is possessed with the desire to buy a house.

    • These children are born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

  5. むよくunselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice5
    • Grasp all, lose all.

  6. どんよくgreedy; avaricious; covetous6
    • His honor was corroded by greed.

    • He is acquisitive of knowledge.

    • Man is insatiably curious.

  7. しょくよくappetite (for food)7
    • Recently I have had no appetite.

    • He has a good appetite.

    • I have a poor appetite.

  8. ほしいwanting (to have); desiring; wishing for8
    • I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.

    • I'd like two copies of each of these documents.

    • I want some water.

  9. ほっするto want; to desire9
    • It's the animal in me that wants it.

    • Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

    • He was anxious for fame.

  10. よくばりgreed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person10
    • The more you have, the more you want.

    • Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.

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