| Readings | On-reading | よく |
| Kun-reading | ほしい ほっする | |
| Meaning | to desire / to greed | |
| Radical | 欠 | |
| Stroke count | １１ | |
| JLPT Level | N3 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「欲」
| Word | Meaning |
| 欲しい（ほしい） | want |
| 食欲（しょくよく） | appetite |
| 欲望（よくぼう） | desire |
