Word Meaning 欲に目がくらむ

よくにめがくらむ yoku ni megakuramu

欲に目がくらむ is read as よくにめがくらむ (yoku ni megakuramu) and means to be blinded by greed.

Meaning

English

to be blinded by greed

Reading

Kana

よくにめがくらむ

Romaji

yoku ni megakuramu

Writing Variants

欲に目が眩む よくにめがくらむ yoku ni me ga kuramu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 116115 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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欲目

よくめ

partiality

親の欲目

おやのよくめ

parents' partiality for their children

親の欲目と他人の僻目

おやのよくめとたにんのひがめ

parents overvaluing their own children but looking down on others'

欲求

よっきゅう

desire

欲深

よくふか

greedy

欲望

よくぼう

desire

欲

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

欲気

よくけ

extreme greediness