Moto 貪: Covet; Indulge InKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- タン、ドン、トン
- Kun'yomi
- むさぼ(る)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 24 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (タン・ドン・トン)
- 貪欲どんよくavarice; greed
- 無貪むとんnon-craving; non-coveting
- 突っ慳貪つっけんどんblunt; curt
- 貪たんcoveting
- 貪婪たんらんcovetousness; greed
- 貪官汚吏たんかんおりcorrupt government official
- 貪愛とんあいattachment; craving
- 貪慾どんよくavarice; greed
- 貪戻たんれいavariciousness and inhumanity
- 貪欲法どんよくほうgreedy algorithm
- 貪汚たんおgreed; corruption
- 貪瞋痴とんじんちthe three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
- 貪瞋癡とんじんちthe three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
- 貪食どんしょくvoracity; ravenousness
- 貪食細胞どんしょくさいぼうphagocyte
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 貪るむさぼるto covet; to crave
- 快を貪るかいをむさぼるto enjoy oneself to the full
- 貪りつくすむさぼりつくすto consume greedily
- 貪り尽くすむさぼりつくすto consume greedily
- 貪り読むむさぼりよむto read avidly
- 貪り食うむさぼりくうto devour greedily; to wolf down
- 貪り食らうむさぼりくらうto devour greedily
Other readings
- 突慳貪つっけんどんblunt; curt
- 貪焚たんらんcovetousness; greed
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