Rare term for excessive desire for wealth or possessions; more commonly expressed as 欲張り or 強欲.
See also: 欲張り
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.
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.