Word Meaning 我欲

がよく gayoku

我欲 is read as がよく (gayoku) and means selfishness.

Meaning

English

  1. selfishness

Reading

Kana

がよく

Romaji

gayoku

Writing Variants

  • 我慾 がよく gayoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 103529 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

われ

oneself

我が家

わがや

one's house

我が国

わがくに

our country

我々

われわれ

we

わが

my

我が

わが

my

我慢

がまん

self-control

我ら

われら

you

我が身

わがみ

you (referring to one's inferior)

我流

がりゅう

self-taught method

我ながら

われながら

even if I say so myself

我が日本

わがにほん

our country Japan

Example Sentences

1

My teacher always said, "You can find happiness if you rid yourself of selfishness."