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欲張り (よくばり): greedy — Japanese vocabulary

欲張り is read よくばり and means "greedy". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

欲張り

Reading
よくばり · yokubari
Translation
greedy
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
よくばりがよくばりが

Example

持てば持つほど、欲張りになる。

もてばもつほど、よくばりになる。

The more you have, the more you want.

Kanji in this word

  • 欲 — desire, want
  • 張 — stretch, spread

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