欲
よく
greed; craving; desire; appetite
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Noun, suffix
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants
Example sentences
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He is a man of few wants.
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I don't have much desire for wealth.
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His greed brought him low.
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He is selfish and greedy.
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Love of money is common to all men.
More examples (10)
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He was anxious for fame.
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I can't make out what he wants.
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I think the love of money is common to us all.
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Greed seems to have blinded his good judgement.
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The greedy man was by no means satisfied with the reward.
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The richer he became, the more he wanted.
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Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
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Appetite is one of humankind's three primal needs, alongside sleep and sexual desire.
貧しい人とはほんのわずかしか持っていない人ではなく欲のありすぎる人である。
Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.
もちろん、ダーウィンは同時代の多くの学者と同様、ニュートンの方法論に従っていると見られることを欲した。
Of course Darwin, like many of his contemporaries, wished to be seen as following the Newtonian method.