饕 — kanji meaning “be greedy”
饕
be greedy, be ravenous
- Meanings
- be greedy, be ravenous
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- むさぼ.る
- Strokes
- 22
- Classical radical
- 184
- Chinese reading
- tāo — Chinese character page
Words with 饕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饕餮 | とうてつ toutetsu | taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties) |
| 饕餮文 | とうてつもん toutetsumon | taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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