欲よくの塊かたまり

Meanings

incarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice

A strong, often derogatory expression for a person who seems to be nothing but greed or selfish desire. Used to criticize someone's character as being entirely driven by personal gain.

彼かれは欲よくの塊かたまりのような人にん間げんだ。
He is a person who is the very incarnation of greed.
あの政せい治じ家かは欲よくの塊かたまりで、国こく民みんのことなど考かんがえていない。
That politician is a lump of avarice and doesn't think about the people at all.

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Kanji

欲longing, covetousness, greed
固harden, set, clot
塊clod, lump, chunk

Related words

欲よく張ばり
欲張り is a more common and milder term for a greedy person, while 欲の塊 is a stronger, more vivid metaphor implying the person is entirely composed of greed.
強ごう欲よく
強欲 is a noun/adjective meaning 'avarice' or 'greedy', describing the trait itself, whereas 欲の塊 personifies that trait as a concrete mass.

Built from

欲よく+固かたまる

Written forms

欲よくの塊かたまり
Standard kanji spelling; 塊 is the common character for 'lump/mass'.
欲よくの固かたまり
Alternate spelling using 固まり; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Compound of 欲 (よく, 'desire, greed') + の (possessive particle) + 塊/固まり (かたまり, 'lump, mass'). Literally 'a lump of greed', used metaphorically to describe a person consumed by selfish desires.