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Dictionary: “欲しい”

欲しい

ほしい

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for

Example sentence

I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.

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 欲しい

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欲しい

ほしい

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I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

欲しいだけ

ほしいだけ

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as much as one wants;as many as one wants;all that one wishes for