Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to appear to want to have (something), to obviously want, to seem to want, to indicate a wish for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
欲しがる ほしがる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

longing, covetousness, greed
ほ.しい ヨク ほっ.する (6th, N3)
valley
たに や コク (2nd, N2)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)