Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be greedy, to be avaricious, to want badly, to desire intensely, to covet.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
欲張る よくばる

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)
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
は.る チョウ わり (5th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant