どんよく
Donyoku
Other forms: 貪慾
Also read: とんよく、たんよく
貪欲 (Donyoku) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “greedy, avaricious, covetous”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, noungreedy; avaricious; covetous
Examples
彼は知識に貪欲である。
He is acquisitive of knowledge.
人類は貪欲に知りたがるものだ。
Man is insatiably curious.
彼の名誉は貪欲によってむしばまれた。
His honor was corroded by greed.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).