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貪欲

貪慾

Readings

Kana: どんよく、とんよく、たんよく
Romaji: don'yoku, ton'yoku, tan'yoku
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Definitions

1

avarice; greed; covetousness

2

raga (desire)

(Buddhist term)
Note: usu. とんよく

Kanji

Readings: タン、 トン、 むさぼ.る
Meanings: covet, indulge in
Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい
Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Reading: ヨク
Meanings: covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Example Sentences

(かれ)知識(ちしき)貪欲(どんよく)である。
➥He is acquisitive of knowledge.
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(かれ)名誉(めいよ)貪欲(どんよく)によってむしばまれた。
➥His honor was corroded by greed.
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どんなに財産(ざいさん)があっても、貪欲(どんよく)人間(にんげん)満足(まんぞく)できない。世界中(せかいじゅう)財宝(ざいほう)(あつ)めても幸福(こうふく)にはなれない。
➥No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. Not all the treasure in the world makes him happy.
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人類(じんるい)貪欲(どんよく)()りたがるものだ。
➥Man is insatiably curious.
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若者(わかもの)(おのれ)貪欲(どんよく)犠牲(ぎせい)になりがちである。
➥Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.
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