Kanji
N1 11 strokes Grade 8

covet, indulge in

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

shellfish kai

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

greedy; avaricious
blunt; curt
raga (desire)
non-craving; non-coveting
the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
avariciousness and inhumanity
greedy algorithm
attachment; craving
phagocyte
corrupt government official

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to covet; to crave
to consume greedily
to eat greedily; to devour
to enjoy oneself to the full
to devour greedily

Example sentences

The starving man devoured the food.

He is acquisitive of knowledge.

Man is insatiably curious.

How can you benefit by being so unpleasant?