11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Kun'yomi
  • to want
  • wanting (to have) ②I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
On'yomi
  • greed

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

しい 68.3%
ヨク 30.3%
ほっする 1.5%

Character 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)

Contained In

Common Words

wanting (to have) ②I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
appetite (for food)
desire for money for one's enjoyment (as an alleged motive for theft, fraud, etc.)
to appear to want to have (something)
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References

Unicode hex code 6B32
JIS X 0208 1-45-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4461
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2936
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1475
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1867
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 990
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1341
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 792
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 855
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 999
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 535
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16080
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 987
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1127
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1179
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 876
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 650
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 997
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 936
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1124
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1122
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 800
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4j7.1
Four corner code 8768.2
De Roo Code 2062