Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 欲
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欲 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning |
desire, longing, want |
Pronunciation |
YOKU
hoshii |
Explanation |
Left: valley 谷 (Shows a valley that opens into a plain 口.), right: lack 欠 (The mouth wide open ⺈ of the yawning person 人 is lacking [i.e. manners]) |
Mnemonic
| In the valley (everything) is lacking, hence the wants and desires. |
Radicals
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谷
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valley | (Picture of a valley that opens between/below mountains.) |
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欠
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deficiency | (The radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open and stands for lack or deficiency.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 貪欲な |
どんよくな |
greed, covetousness | | 意欲 |
いよく |
will, desire, ambition | | 欲 |
よく |
greed, wants | | 欲しい |
ほしい |
wanted, wished for, in need of, desired | | 欲張り |
よくばり |
avarice, covetousness, greed | | 欲望 |
よくぼう |
desire, appetite | | 欲深い |
よくふかい |
greedy | | 食欲 |
しょくよく |
appetite (for food) |
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