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貪欲 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
貪欲
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Readings : どんよく    とんよく    たんよく   
貪欲 can be read in 3 ways: どんよく (60%), とんよく (30%), たんよく (10%).
1. avarice; greed; covetousness
2. raga (desire)  (usu. とんよく; Buddhist term)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 91,191 which gives a rank of 7,694
貪欲 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 67,000 (about 5,150,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
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せいき
世紀
じゅか
儒家
しそう
思想
くなき
どんよく
貪欲
から
じぞくかのう
持続可能
けいざい
経済
title of book, album etc.
Twenty-First-Century Confucian Thought: From Insatiable Greed to a Sustainable Economy
かれ
ちしき
知識
どんよく
貪欲
である
He is greedy for knowledge.
わかもの
若者
おのれ
どんよく
貪欲
ぎせい
犠牲
なりがちである
Young men are apt to fall victim to their own avarice.
貪慾
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Readings : どんよく    とんよく    たんよく   
貪慾 can be read in 3 ways: どんよく (80%), たんよく (20%), とんよく (rare).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 191,000 (about 336,000 results)
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ドン   むさぼ to covet   
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コン   キン   いま now   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
katakana fu   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ヨク   ほしい want   ほっする to want   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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corner
コク   たに valley   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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