貪欲

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See also: 贪欲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 貪慾 (“greed; avarice”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 貪慾).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どん
Grade: S
よく
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
どん欲

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

(どん)(よく) (don'yoku-na (adnominal (どん)(よく) (don'yoku na), adverbial (どん)(よく) (don'yoku ni))

  1. greedy
    貪欲(どんよく)(ひと)
    don'yokuna hito
    A greedy person

Inflection

Noun

(どん)(よく) (don'yoku

  1. greed

References

  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