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欲 — longing, covetousness, greed

N3 11 strokes #902 most common

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Readings

音 ヨク
訓 ほっする、ほしい
Meaning longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
नेपाली इच्छा · लोभ

How to remember it

उपत्यका (谷たに) मा उभिएर अभाव (欠あくび) महसुस गर्दै केही कुराको चाहना वा इच्छा (欲ほ) गर्नु।

Parts it is built from

Learn it in a course

JLPT N3 · Day 6 Explore course → JLPT N2 · Day 7 Explore course → JLPT N1 · Day 4 Explore course →

Practice sheets

A4 grid to print and write on.

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Words using 欲

  • 食欲しょくよく appetite भोक / खानाको चाहना course
  • 意欲いよく a will, eagerness, motivation इच्छाशक्ति / प्रेरणा course
  • 欲ほしい want चाहनु course
  • 欲望よくぼう desire/appetite इच्छा / चाहना course
  • 強欲ごうよく greed/avarice लोभी course
  • 欲張よくばり greediness लोभीपना course
  • 欲ほっする to want/desire चाहनु / इच्छा गर्नु course
  • 物欲ぶつよく materialistic desires भौतिक चाहना course
  • 欲張よくばる to be greedy, to be avaricious, to want badly dictionary
  • 性欲せいよく sexual desire, sex drive, lust dictionary

Example sentences

I have a cold and have no appetite.
रुघा लागेर भोक (खानाको चाहना) छैन।
He has a very high motivation to learn.
उसमा सिक्ने इच्छाशक्ति धेरै उच्च छ।
I want a new watch for my birthday.
जन्मदिनमा नयाँ घडी चाहन्छु।
It's better not to be too greedy.
धेरै लोभ नगर्नु राम्रो हुन्छ।