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Example Sentences for 覦

Kanji 覦, meaning coveting high rank, appears in 6 Japanese example sentences with translation.

This page groups example sentences to show how kanji 覦 appears in context, how the reading behaves, and how the translation maps to the usage.

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彼は人の地位をうような男ではない。

He is not the kind of man who covets another person's status.

若くして高位をえば、身を滅ぼしかねない。

If someone covets high rank while still too young, it may ruin him.

身分に過ぎた栄誉をうべきではない。

One should not desire honors beyond one's station.

彼の言葉には、上の座をう心がにじんでいた。

His words revealed a desire for a higher seat.

う心を捨てて、自分の務めを果たしなさい。

Cast away covetous ambition and do your duty well.