貪 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- タン・ドン・トン
- Kun
- むさぼ.る
- Meaning
- covet; be greedy
Origin
Now plus a cowrie shell: grasping at wealth — greed.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ドン | 貪欲 |
|---|---|
| むさぼる | 貪る |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 貪欲どんよく
greed; avarice
- 貪るむさぼる
to devour; to covet
Example
若い頃は知識を貪るように学んだ。
When young, I studied as if devouring knowledge.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)