強欲

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See also: 強慾

Chinese

strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
desire; longing; appetite
desire; longing; appetite; wish
 
trad. (強欲)
simp. (强欲)
alternative forms 強要强要

Pronunciation


Verb

強欲

  1. (Southern Min) to insist on

Synonyms

Adverb

強欲

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) almost; nearly

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ごう
Grade: 2
よく
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
強慾

Etymology

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ごう)(よく) (gōyokuがうよく (gauyoku)?-na (adnominal (ごう)(よく) (gōyoku na), adverbial (ごう)(よく) (gōyoku ni))

  1. greedy, avaricious

Inflection

Noun

(ごう)(よく) (gōyokuがうよく (gauyoku)?

  1. greed, avarice

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN