強欲

See also: 強慾

Chinese

 
strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 
desire; longing; appetite
desire; longing; appetite; wish
trad. (強欲) 強 欲
simp. (强欲) 强 欲
alternative forms 強要/强要

Pronunciation


Verb

強欲

  1. (Min Nan) to insist on

Synonyms

Adverb

強欲

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) almost; nearly

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
強 欲
ごう
Grade: 2
よく
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

強(ごう)欲(よく) • (gōyoku) ←がうよく (gauyoku)? -na (adnominal 強(ごう)欲(よく)な (gōyoku na), adverbial 強(ごう)欲(よく)に (gōyoku ni))

  1. greedy, avaricious

Inflection

Noun

強(ごう)欲(よく) • (gōyoku) ←がうよく (gauyoku)?

  1. greed, avarice

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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