Kanji

貪

covet, indulge in

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タン, トン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

むさぼる

Example sentences

貪る むさぼる
彼は時間を忘れて、貪るように本を読みふけった。

He forgot the time and was engrossed in reading books as if devouring them.

我利 がり
彼は我利を貪ることしか考えない。

He thinks of nothing but indulging his own self-interest.

貪欲 どんよく
彼は貪欲に知識を吸収した。

He voraciously absorbed knowledge.

しん
仏教では、貪欲、瞋、愚痴を三毒と呼びます。

In Buddhism, greed, anger, and ignorance are called the three poisons.

たん
「貪」という漢字は、欲が深いという意味を持つ。

The kanji '貪' means to be very greedy.

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