Word Meaning 貪欲

どんよく donyoku

貪欲 is read as どんよく (donyoku) and means greedy.

Meaning

English

greedy
avaricious
covetous

Reading

Kana

どんよく

Romaji

donyoku

Writing Variants

貪慾たんよく tanyoku
貪慾とんよく tonyoku
貪慾どんよく donyoku
貪欲たんよく tanyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 6128 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貪欲法

どんよくほう

greedy algorithm

貪る

むさぼる

to eat greedily

意欲

いよく

will

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

欲

よく

greed

性欲

せいよく

sexual desire

私欲

しよく

self-interest

物欲

ぶつよく

worldly desires

愛欲

あいよく

attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)

貪官汚吏

たんかんおり

corrupt government official

無欲

むよく

unselfish

禁欲

きんよく

abstinence

Example Sentences

貪欲すぎる態度は人を遠ざける。

どんよくすぎるたいどはひとをとおざける。

an overly greedy attitude drives people away.