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慾 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「心」

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準1University / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「心」
On
ヨクよく · yoku
Kun
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Meaning
greed; desire

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A valley, a gaping mouth, and the heart: the heart’s craving that is never filled — desire.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 慾望よくぼう

    desire; craving

  • 私慾しよく

    selfish desire

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

私慾(しよく)を捨(す)てて公(こう)に尽(つ)くす。

They set aside selfish desire and serve the public.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

慾望私慾慾望hope私I忽sudden…恕forgiv…悉all惹attrac…悶be in…弋a teth…沃fertil…杙a stak…抑hold…峪ravine
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Compound

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