Word Meaning 貪り尽くす

むさぼりつくす musaboritsukusu

貪り尽くす is read as むさぼりつくす (musaboritsukusu) and means to consume greedily.

Meaning

English

  1. to consume greedily

Reading

Kana

むさぼりつくす

Romaji

musaboritsukusu

Writing Variants

  • むさぼり尽くす むさぼりつくす musaboritsukusu
  • 貪りつくす むさぼりつくす musaboritsukusu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 137128 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貪官汚吏

たんかんおり

corrupt government official

貪食細胞

どんしょくさいぼう

phagocyte

尽くす

つくす

to do to exhaustion

論じ尽くす

ろんじつくす

to discuss fully

出尽くす

でつくす

to come out completely

立ち尽くす

たちつくす

to keep standing

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

人事を尽くす

じんじをつくす

to do as much as is humanly possible

全力を尽くす

ぜんりょくをつくす

to do one's best

死力を尽くす

しりょくをつくす

to make frantic efforts

言葉を尽くす

ことばをつくす

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.)

手段を尽くす

しゅだんをつくす

to try everything