Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “よく”

欲

よく

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants

Example sentence

He is a man of few wants.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

欲
On
よく
Kun
ほっ.する;ほ.しい
Stroke count
11

・longing

・covetousness

・greed

・passion

・desire

・craving

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Related words to 欲

49 related words

欲望

よくぼう

→

desire;appetite;lust

翌月

よくげつ

→

following month

抑止

よくし

→

check;checkmate;stave off;control;restraint;inhibit;deterrent;deterrence

浴室

よくしつ

→

bathroom

抑制

よくせい

→

control;restraint;suppression;constraint;curtailment;inhibition;check;curb

抑圧

よくあつ

→

check;restraint;oppression;suppression

浴場

よくじょう

→

bathhouse;(public) bath

翌年

よくねん

→

following year

欲張り

よくばり

→

greed;avarice;covetousness;greedy person

欲張る

よくばる

→

to be greedy;to be avaricious;to want badly;to desire intensely;to covet

翌週

よくしゅう

→

the following week;the next week

浴槽

よくそう

→

bathtub

抑留

よくりゅう

→

internment;detainment;detention

抑揚

よくよう

→

intonation;accent;modulation;inflection

翌日

よくじつ

→

next day

浴場

よくじょう

→

bathroom

翌朝

よくちょう

→

next morning

良く

よく

→

nicely;properly;well;skillfully;skilfully

よくある質問

よくあるしつもん

→

frequently asked questions;FAQ

よくあるご質問

よくあるごしつもん

→

frequently asked questions;FAQ

よくも

よくも

→

how dare ...;how could ...

浴後

よくご

→

after bathing

翌朝

よくあさ

→

next morning

浴用

よくよう

→

for bath use

翌春

よくしゅん

→

next spring

良く

よく

→

frequently;often

よくも

よくも

→

surprisingly;unexpectedly

良く

よく

→

I'm glad that you ...;thank you for ...

良く

よく

→

(you have) quite the nerve to;I don't know how you can ...

よく焼き

よくやき

→

well-grilled;extra grilled;well-done

よく考えたら

よくかんがえたら

→

on closer reflection;on second thought;come to think of it;actually

よく見ると

よくみると

→

(on a) closer look;closer scrutiny;second look

よく言う

よくいう

→

to say enough (as much as required);to say plenty

よくまあ

よくまあ

→

how (dare you)

よくよく

よくよく

→

carefully;closely

よくある事

よくあること

→

common occurrence;everyday occurrence;not an uncommon case;normal thing;everyday affair

抑鬱

よくうつ

→

dejection;depression

抑鬱症

よくうつしょう

→

depression

薏苡仁

よくいにん

→

coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

良くいらっしゃいました

よくいらっしゃいました

→

it was very good of you to come;glad to see you

翼甲類

よくこうるい

→

pteraspids (extinct armoured jawless fishes)

翼賛

よくさん

→

supporting (e.g. a government);backing up;assistance;countenance

翼鰓類

よくさいるい

→

pterobranchs (hemichordates of class Pterobranchia)

翼開長

よくかいちょう

→

wingspan (of a bird);wingspread

抑止効果

よくしこうか

→

deterrent effect;chilling effect;restraining effect

良くしたもの

よくしたもの

→

convenient thing;harmonious, well-made thing

翼桁

よくけた

→

(wing) spar

良くある

よくある

→

to often be the case;to occur frequently;to be common;to be popular

浴舎

よくしゃ

→

rustic bathhouse (esp. at onsen)