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欲 (よく): greed, wants — Japanese vocabulary

欲 is read よく and means "greed, wants". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

欲

Reading
よく · yoku
Translation
greed, wants
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
よくが

Example

彼は欲の少ない人だ。

かれはよくのすくないひとだ。

He is a man of few wants.

Kanji in this word

  • 欲 — desire, want

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