Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 欲張り(よくばり) in Japanese

欲張り, 欲ばり
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
よくばり
Romaji
yokubari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    avarice; covetousness; greed
    Example sentence
    持てば持つほど、欲張りになる。 The more you have, the more you want.

Examples of 欲張り, 欲ばり, よくばり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

欲 JLPT 3

11 strokes

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

On'Yomi: ヨク

Kun'Yomi: ほっ.する, ほ.しい

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張 JLPT 2

11 strokes

lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: は.る, -は.り, -ば.り

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