This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: ヨク
Romaji: yoku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  61
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-11-4
Korean Reading:  yog
Chinese Reading:  yu4
Unicode:  617e
JIS:  4D5D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2862
Nelson Index: 1746
New Nelson Index: 1951
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4j7.1
Four Corner Index: 8733.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11163
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1175
Remembering the kanji Index: 2984
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2988
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3551

Words

(よく)
greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants
節欲 (せつよく)
control one's desires; abstinence
欲望 (よくぼう)
desire; appetite; lust
無欲 (むよく)
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
胴欲 (どうよく)
avarice; heartlessness; greed
愛欲 (あいよく)
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
貪欲 (どんよく、とんよく、たんよく)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
名誉慾 (めいよよく)
love of fame
物欲 (ぶつよく)
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
大欲 (たいよく、だいよく)
avarice
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