貪たん

noun

coveting; greed; avarice

General term for strong desire or greed, often used in literary or formal contexts. Not an everyday word; more common in compounds like 貪欲 (どんよく).

• 彼かれの心こころは貪とんに満みちていた。

  His heart was filled with greed.

noun

raga; desire (Buddhism)

Only with reading とん

Buddhist technical term for one of the three poisons (三毒), referring to craving or lust. Usually read とん.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、貪とんは三さん毒どくの一ひとつとされる。

  In Buddhism, raga is considered one of the three poisons.