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欲

Kanji 欲: meaning "desire, want", readings, stroke order

The kanji 欲 means "desire, want". On'yomi: ヨク; kun'yomi: ほっする、ほしい. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
desire, want
On'yomi
ヨク
Kun'yomi
ほっするほしい
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 欲

  • 欲しい ほしい — to want, in need of
  • 食欲 しょくよく — appetite (for food)
  • 欲張り よくばり — greedy
  • 意欲 いよく — will, desire, ambition
  • 欲 よく — greed, wants
  • 欲深い よくふかい — greedy
  • 欲望 よくぼう — desire, appetite

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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