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欲をかく
欲をかく
欲を掻く
Reading
Kana:
よくをかく
Romaji:
yokuwokaku
Kana
Romaji
Definition
exp
v5k
1
to be greedy; to covet
Kanji
欲
Readings:
ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい
Meanings:
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
掻
Readings:
ソウ、 か.く
Meanings:
scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead
Example Sentence
そんなに
欲
(
よく
)
をかいていると、
虻
(
あぶ
)
蜂
(
はち
)
取
(
と
)
らずになっちゃうよ。
➥Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
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