Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

    たくさんのおもちゃを持っていたが、強欲から彼はもっと欲しがった。
    Although he had many toys, his greed made him want more.

Also written 強慾【ごうよく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strong

Kun
つよ.いつよ.まるつよ.めるし.いるこわ.い
On
キョウゴウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
112 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

すね

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.3The Kanji Dictionary
1323.6Four corner code
3571deroo
5f37Unicode hex code
1-22-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1695New Nelson (John Haig)
475New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
432Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1235Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1321Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
112A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1878Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
332Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9815Morohashi
100A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
217Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
217Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
192sakade
170Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
111henshall3
201Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
133crowley
111Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
611Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1243Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qiang2, jiang4, qiang3Pinyin reading
gangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Kun
ほっ.するほ.しい
On
ヨク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
902 of 2500
Radical
lack
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
4j7.1The Kanji Dictionary
8768.2Four corner code
2062deroo
6b32Unicode hex code
1-45-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4461Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2936New Nelson (John Haig)
1475New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
990Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1341Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
855Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
999A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
535Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16080Morohashi
987A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1127Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1179Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876sakade
650Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
997henshall3
936Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1124Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1122Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
800Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
yogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level