Word Meaning 欲す

ほりす horisu

欲す is read as ほりす (horisu) and means to want.

Meaning

English

  1. to want
  2. to desire

Reading

Kana

ほりす

Romaji

horisu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 144793 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

欲求

よっきゅう

desire

欲深

よくふか

greedy

欲望

よくぼう

desire

よく

greed

欲しい

ほしい

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

欲する

ほっする

to want

欲しがる

ほしがる

to appear to want to have (something)

欲求不満

よっきゅうふまん

frustration

欲目

よくめ

partiality

欲気

よくけ

extreme greediness

Example Sentences

3

He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

Curiosity is nothing more than vanity. More often than not we only seek knowledge to show it off.

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time.