Rare term for excessive desire for wealth or possessions; more commonly expressed as 欲張り or 強欲.
See also: 欲張り
彼の多欲な態度が周囲の反感を買った。
His greedy attitude earned the resentment of those around him.
多欲は身を滅ぼすと昔から言われている。
It has long been said that greed destroys a person.
Also means greed or avarice, but is more widely used than 多欲 and can imply ruthless or aggressive greed.
Standard kanji spelling for this rare term.
Variant using the older form of 欲; less common in modern usage.
Compound of 多 (many) and 欲 (desire), literally 'many desires'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of excessive desire.