JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 欲: "longing, covetousness, greed"
The kanji 欲 means "longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヨク in on'yomi and ほっ.する, ほ.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほっ.するほ.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 902 of 2,501 |
Common words with 欲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 欲しいwanting (to have); desiring; wishing for · I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
- 欲望desire; appetite; lust
- 欲greed; craving; desire; appetite
- 食欲appetite (for food)
- 欲するto want; to desire
- 欲求desire; want; will; wish
- 意欲will; desire; eagerness; interest
- 性欲sexual desire; sex drive; lust
- 貪欲greedy; avaricious; covetous
- 欲情passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
- 強欲greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
- 独占欲possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
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