Moto 欲: Longing; Covetousness; GreedKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨク
- Kun'yomi
- ほっ(する)、ほ(しい)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 128 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨク)
- 意欲いよくwill; desire
- 欲よくgreed; craving
- 欲求よっきゅうdesire; want
- 食欲しょくよくappetite (for food)
- 欲望よくぼうdesire; appetite
- 性欲せいよくsexual desire; sex drive
- 愛欲あいよくpassion; sexual desire
- 欲張りよくばりgreed; avarice
- 欲張るよくばるto covet; to lust for
- 欲深よくぶかgreedy; avaricious
- 無欲むよくunselfish; disinterested
- 物欲ぶつよくgreed; worldly or materialistic desires
- 禁欲きんよくabstinence; self-control
- 禁欲的きんよくてきabstemious; austere
- 私欲しよくself-interest; selfish desire
- 貪欲どんよくavarice; greed
- 人欲じんよくhuman desires; human passions
- 六欲天ろくよくてんthe six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
- 出世欲しゅっせよくdesire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
- 利欲りよくgreed; avarice
- 制欲せいよくcontrol of passions; control of appetite
- 創作意欲そうさくいよくwill (urge) to create; creative urge
- 創作欲そうさくよくcreative urge
- 加虐性欲かぎゃくせいよくsadism
- 勤労意欲きんろういよくwill to work
- 嗜欲しよくliking (for); appetite
- 変態性欲へんたいせいよくabnormal sexuality; sexual perversion
- 多欲たよくgreed; avarice
- 大欲たいよくavarice
- 寡欲かよくunselfishness; wanting little
- 小欲しょうよく(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
- 少欲しょうよく(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
- 庇護欲ひごよくdesire to protect
- 強欲ごうよくgreedy; avaricious
- 強欲非道ごうよくひどうabnormally and inhumanly greedy; cruel and rapacious
- 征服欲せいふくよくthe lust for conquest
- 思欲しよくhope; desire
- 性欲処理せいよくしょりtaking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
- 性的欲望せいてきよくぼうsexual desire; lust
- 情欲じょうよくpassions; sexual desire
- 意欲満満いよくまんまんfull of zeal; highly motivated
- 意欲的いよくてきambitious; motivated
- 我欲がよくselfishness
- 承認欲求しょうにんよっきゅうneed for social approval and self-esteem
- 権力欲けんりょくよくlust for power
- 欲どしいよくどしいgreedy; avaricious
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 欲しいほしいwanted; wished for
- 欲しがるほしがるto desire; to want
- 欲するほっするto want; to desire
- もの欲しげものほしげgreedy
- もの欲しそうものほしそうwistful; desirous of
- んと欲すんとほっすto endeavor to; to aspire to
- 将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よしょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよdo not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
- 己の欲せざる所は人に施すなかれおのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれdo not do unto others what you would not have done unto you
- 己の欲せざる所は人に施す勿れおのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれdo not do unto others what you would not have done unto you
- 己達せんと欲して人を達せしむおのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむif you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
- 欲しいだけほしいだけas much as one wants; as many as one wants
Other readings
- 心の欲する所に従えども矩を踰えずこころのほっするところにしたがえどものりをこえずfollowing the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right
- 意欲満々いよくまんまんfull of zeal; highly motivated
- 欲すほりすto want; to desire
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