Usage patterns 欲よく が 強つよ い to have strong desires/be greedy
He's very greedy and always wants more than others.
欲よく を 抑おさ える to suppress/control one's desire
It's hard to control your cravings while dieting.
欲よく を 出だ す to get greedy; to want more than one should
Many investors got greedy at that point and ended up losing money.
欲よく に 勝か つ to overcome one's desires/greed
Overcoming your own desires isn't easy.
Kanji 欲 longing, covetousness, greed 慾 covetousness, greed, passion Related words 欲望 is a more abstract, often philosophical or psychological term for desire, while 欲 is the plain everyday word for greed or craving.
欲求 is a neutral, often clinical term for a need or drive (as in psychology), whereas 欲 carries a more judgmental, everyday sense of greed.
貪欲 describes insatiable, extreme greed and is more formal/literary, while 欲 is the general, milder word for desire or craving.
Word family· 58 sexual desire; sex drive; lust
desire; want; urge; craving
desire; appetite; lust
appetite (for food)
motivation; drive; eagerness; ambition
Show 25 more Show fewer sexual desire; lust; passion
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
greedy; avaricious; covetous
greed; avarice; greedy person
worldly desires; materialistic desires
abstinence; self-denial; asceticism
self-interest; selfish desire
be greedy; want too much; covet
lust; carnal desire; animal passions
passion; sexual desire; lust · attachment (Buddhist)
unselfish; disinterested; free of greed
passions; sexual desire; lust
lust; sexual desire; carnal appetite
thirst for knowledge; intellectual curiosity
sexual desire; lust; carnal desire
selfishness; self-interest
greedy; avaricious; covetous
greedy; avaricious; covetous
possessiveness; desire to monopolize; desire for control
human desires; human passions
greed; avarice
control of desires; self-restraint
liking; appetite; fondness; indulgence
greed; avarice; covetousness
avarice; greed; great desire
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Written forms 欲よく Usage 95%
Standard kanji form. High priority in news and common usage.
慾よく Usage 5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology The kanji 欲 represents 'desire' or 'want'. The reading よく is the on'yomi. The word is used both independently and as a suffix in compounds.
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