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JLPT N26画 · 6 strokesradical

desire, want

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ヨク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ほっ.する
  • ほ.しい

Meanings across languages

English
desire, want
Tiếng Việt
khao khát, mong muốn
日本語
欲望, 願望

Common compounds

  • 食欲しょくよくappetite
  • 欲しいほしいto want, desirable
  • 欲望よくぼうdesire, lust
  • 物欲ぶつよくmaterial desire

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