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欲深い (よくぶかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

欲よく深ぶかい

also: よくふかい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

greedy; avaricious; covetous

Describes a person who strongly desires more than they need, often with a negative connotation.

彼かれは欲よく深ぶかいから、どんなに儲もうけても満まん足ぞくしない。
He is greedy, so no matter how much he earns, he is never satisfied.
欲よく深

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Greedy people end up losing in the end.

Written forms

欲深いUsage100%
- よくぶかい
  Standard kanji spelling.
- よくふかい
  Alternate reading; less common than よくぶかい.
よくふかい

Kanji

欲longing, covetousness, greed
深deep, heighten, intensify

Similar words

欲よく張ばり
欲張り is a noun/adjectival noun meaning 'greedy person' or 'greediness', often used for someone who tries to get too much at once. 欲深い is an i-adjective describing a deep-seated, insatiable greed.
強ごう欲よく
強欲 is a noun/adjectival noun meaning 'avarice' or 'greed', often used in formal or literary contexts. 欲深い is more colloquial and directly describes a person's character.

Etymology

Compound of 欲 (yoku, 'desire') + 深い (fukai, 'deep'). The reading よくぶかい is a euphonic change from よくふかい.