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Dictionary results(showing 19 results)


na-adjective, noun
1.
avarice, greed, covetousness
2.
raga (desire)(Buddhist term)(usu. とんよく)
Other readings:
貪欲【とんよく】
貪欲【たんよく】
貪慾【どんよく】
貪慾【とんよく】
貪慾【たんよく】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to covet, to crave, to lust insatiably for(usually kana)
2.
to indulge in, to devour greedily(usually kana)

expression, Godan-ru verb
to enjoy oneself to the full

noun
1.
coveting
2.
raga (desire)(Buddhist term)(usu. とん)
Other readings:
【とん】
【どん】

noun
corrupt government official(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
貪官汚吏【どんかんおり】

na-adjective, noun
covetousness, greed
Other readings:
貪婪【どんらん】
貪焚【たんらん】[1]
貪焚【どんらん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, na-adjective
avariciousness and inhumanity(archaism)
Other readings:
貪戻【どんれい】

na-adjective
blunt, curt, brusque(usually kana)
Other readings:
つっけんどん《突っ慳貪》

noun, auxillary suru verb
attachment, craving(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
貪愛【とんない】
貪愛【どんあい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
voracity, ravenousness

noun
the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)(Buddhist term)(from 貪欲, 瞋恚 and 愚痴)
See also:煩悩,  三毒
Other readings:
貪瞋癡【とんじんち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to devour greedily, to wolf down, to gobble up

むさ
musaboritsukusu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to consume greedily
Other readings:
むさぼり尽くす【むさぼりつくす】
貪りつくす【むさぼりつくす】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to read avidly
Other readings:
貪り読む【むさぼりよむ】

noun
non-craving, non-coveting(Buddhist term)
See also:三善根

Kanji results(showing 1 results)


Written with 11 strokes
Taught in Junior high
Common kanji
covet, indulge in
KUN:
  • むさぼ.る
    musabo.ru
ON:
  • タン
    tan
  • ドン
    don
  • トン
    ton

Sentence results (showing 7 results)


ざいさん
財産
どんよく
貪欲な
にんげん
人間
まんぞく
満足
せかいじゅう
世界中
ざいほう
財宝
あつ
集めて
こうふく
幸福
No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. All the treasure in the world won't make him happy

じんるい
人類
どんよく
貪欲に
Man is insatiably curious

かれ
しき
知識
どんよく
貪欲
He is acquisitive of knowledge

His honor was corroded by greed

The starving man devoured the food

How can you benefit by being so unpleasant

Never mind that. After all up till now he's stuffed himself on huge profit selling high brand-name goods of no real worth. From now on he can just try his best at honest trade