貪 — kanji meaning “covet”
貪
covet, indulge in
- Meanings
- covet, indulge in
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)、ドン (don)、トン (ton)
- Kun'yomi
- むさぼ.る
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 154
- Chinese reading
- tān — Chinese character page
Words with 貪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貪欲 | どんよく don'yoku | greedy; avaricious; covetous |
| 貪る | むさぼる musaboru | to covet; to crave; to be greedy for |
| 貪欲 | とんよく ton'yoku | raga (desire) |
| 貪食 | どんしょく donshoku | voracity; ravenousness |
| 貪り食う | むさぼりくう musaborikuu | to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down |
| 貪汚 | たんお tan'o | greed; corruption |
| 貪婪 | どんらん donran | avarice; greed |
| 快を貪る | かいをむさぼる kaiomusaboru | to enjoy oneself to the full |
| 突慳貪 | つっけんどん tsukkendon | blunt; curt; brusque |
| 貪官汚吏 | たんかんおり tankan'ori | corrupt government official |
| 貪食細胞 | どんしょくさいぼう donshokusaibou | phagocyte |
| 貪愛 | とんあい ton'ai | attachment; craving |
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