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่ฒช
่ฒช
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Grade 8

Meanings

covet
indulge in

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฟใƒณ
ใƒ‰ใƒณ
ใƒˆใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚€ใ•ใผ.ใ‚‹

Common Words

่ฒชใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #9408
1

to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for

2

to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest)

Examples
ใ„ใ„ใฎใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ„ใพใพใงๅฎŸใฎใชใ„ใƒ–ใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ๅ“ใ‚’้ซ˜ใๅฃฒใ‚Šใคใ‘ใฆๆšดๅˆฉใ‚’ใ‚€ใ•ใผใฃใฆใใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ไปŠๅพŒใ›ใ„ใœใ„่‰ฏๅฟƒ็š„ใชๅ•†ๅฃฒใซใฏใ’ใ‚ใฐใ„ใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ€‚
Never mind that. After all, up till now he's been stuffing himself on huge profits, selling brand-name goods of no real worth at high prices. From now on, he can just try his best at honest trade.
3

to eat greedily; to devour

Examples
ใŠ่…นใ‚’็ฉบใ‹ใ›ใŸใใฎ็”ทใฏใ€้ฃŸ็‰ฉใ‚’ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Š้ฃŸใฃใŸใ€‚
The starving man devoured the food.
ใฉใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ
่ฒชๆ…พ
ใจใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ
ใŸใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #12846
1

greedy; avaricious; covetous

Examples
ๅฝผใฎๅ่ช‰ใฏ่ฒชๆฌฒใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ‚€ใ—ใฐใพใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
His honor was corroded by greed.
็ชๆ…ณ่ฒช
็ชใฃๆ…ณ่ฒช
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #31898
1

blunt; curt; brusque

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชใซ็ชใฃใ‘ใ‚“ใฉใ‚“ใซใ—ใฆใชใ‚“ใฎๅพ—ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚
How can you benefit by being so unpleasant?
ใŸใ‚“
ใจใ‚“
ใฉใ‚“
Noun
Freq #38741
1

coveting

2

Buddhism; Usu. ใจใ‚“

raga (desire)

ๆƒฐ็œ ใ‚’่ฒชใ‚‹
ใ ใฟใ‚“ใ‚’ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #44372
1

to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day

ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Š้ฃŸใ†
ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Šใใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #45240
1

to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up

ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Šๅฐฝใใ™
่ฒชใ‚Šใคใใ™
ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Šใคใใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #62280
1

to consume greedily

ใฉใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ‚“
ใŸใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ‚“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
Freq #74058
1

avarice; greed

ใฉใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #87741
1

voracity; ravenousness

ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Šใใ‚‰ใ†
Godan verb
Freq #122793
1

to devour greedily

๐ŸŽ“

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