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欲 means 'want'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 732   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-17    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 30    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 32 words   Used in 100 words   Used in 4 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
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   ヨク
Kun
   ほしい want   ほっする to want
Components
⿰  谷 valley  欠 lack  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 欲 is used 10 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 欲 is used 97 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ヨク : 85 words FIND ALL
い よ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
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ヨク (read as よっ) : 3 words FIND ALL
よ っ き ゅ う 0
desire
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ほっする : 5 words FIND ALL
ほ っ す る 0 ほ っ す る 3
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to want; to desire
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ほしい : 4 words FIND ALL
ほ し い 2
1. wanted; wished for; in need of; desired  (see also: 欲しがる)
auxiliary adjective
2. I want (you) to  (after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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An additional 3 less common words include 欲 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 997 (originally: 987)  Joy o' Kanji : 987  Key to Kanji: 1045 

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欲
ヨク   ほしい want   ほっする to want   
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欠
ケツ   かく to lack   かける to be lacking   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
⺈
corner
谷
コク   たに valley   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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