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欲深 (よくふか, yokufuka) Japanese meaning: greedy | Kotomora
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He is a greedy person; no matter how much money he has, he is never satisfied.
A company that greedily pursues profit will eventually lose trust.
Kanji 欲 longing, covetousness, greed 深 deep, heighten, intensify Related words 欲張り is the common, everyday word for being greedy or selfish about wanting things, while 欲深 is a stronger, more literary term implying deep-seated, insatiable greed.
強欲 stresses the intensity or ruthlessness of greed (often in formal/critical contexts), whereas 欲深 emphasizes the depth and persistence of the desire itself.
貪欲 describes an insatiable, almost animalistic hunger for something (food, knowledge, power), while 欲深 is broader and focuses on greed for material gain.
Etymology Compound of 欲 (yoku, 'desire, greed') and 深 (fuka, 'deep'). The reading よくぶか is a variant with rendaku-like voicing, though the exact historical derivation is uncertain.
