Yokubari

JLPT N2

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欲張り (Yokubari) is a Japanese noun meaning “greed, avarice, covetousness, greedy person”.

Meanings

  1. noun, na-adjectivegreed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

Examples

  • The more you have, the more you want.

  • Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 欲張り

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