欲張り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欲 張
よく
Grade: 6
は > ば
Grade: 5
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
欲ばり

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 欲張る (yokubaru, “to be intensely greedy”).[1][2][3][4]

Appears in texts from 1813.[1]

Ultimately, likely a shift from older synonym 欲ぼり (yokubori), dating to 1519.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

欲(よく)張(ば)り • (yokubari) -na (adnominal 欲(よく)張(ば)りな (yokubari na), adverbial 欲(よく)張(ば)りに (yokubari ni))

  1. very greedy, covetous, avaricious
    欲張(よくば)りな考(かんが)え方(かた)
    yokubari na kangaekata
    a very greedy way of thinking

Inflection

Noun

欲(よく)張(ば)り • (yokubari) 

  1. intense greed, covetousness, avarice
  2. an extremely greedy person

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 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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