| Kanji | 欲 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヨク |
| Kunyomi | ほっ.する、ほ.しい |
| English | longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving |
| Examples | 意欲(いよく): will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge) 欲(よく): greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants 食欲(しょくよく): appetite (for food) 欲望(よくぼう): desire; appetite; lust 欲しい(ほしい): (1) wanted; wished for; in need of; desired (2) (after the -te form of a verb) I want (you) to 欲張り(よくばり): avarice; covetousness; greed 欲深い(よくぶかい): greedy |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 902 |
| Components | 谷: valley 欠: lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) |
| Number of Strokes | 11 |
| Kanji Radical | 欠 |
| Radical Number | 76 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | あくび・けんづくり・かける・けつ |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | longing |
| Koohii Story 1 | Guess what? Japanese has dirty words too! (In fact, a lot of them) A sexual story is NOT inappropriate here, as this kanji is very sexual, such as in 性欲; lust. As for a story: the lack of contact with a woman´s valley will leave a man LONGING for love. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The valley has something my life is lacking.... something I´ve been longing for.. peace and quiet. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade6, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_emotion.sense_emotion
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