KanjiN3Grade 6 · 小611 strokesRadical 欠
欲 · longing, covetousness
欲 is a kanji meaning longing, covetousness, greed, passion. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ヨクyoku
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- ほっするhossuru
- ほしいhoshii
Practise the N3 kanji
In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 欲 · 7 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 欲しいほしい | ほしい | to want, in need of | N5 |
| 食欲しょくよく | しょくよく | appetite (for food) | N3 |
| 欲張りよくばり | よくばり | greedy | N2 |
| 意欲いよく | いよく | will, desire, ambition | N1 |
| 欲よく | よく | greed, wants | N1 |
| 欲深いよくふかい | よくふかい | greedy | N1 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 欲望よくぼう | よくぼう | desire, appetite | N1 |
Example sentence
お金が欲しい。
おかねがほしい
I want money.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #227268 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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