Word Meaning 欲をかく

よくをかく yokuokaku

欲をかく is read as よくをかく (yokuokaku) and means to be greedy.

Meaning

English

to be greedy
to covet

Reading

Kana

よくをかく

Romaji

yokuokaku

Writing Variants

欲を掻く よくをかく yoku o kaku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 143449 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

欲求

よっきゅう

desire

欲深

よくぶか

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

欲目

よくめ

partiality

欲気

よくけ

extreme greediness

欲を言うと

よくをいうと

ideally

欲を言えば

よくをいえば

ideally