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欲

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 736 / 2,608

Want

On’yomi
よく
Kun’yomi
ほ
Radical
欠 Lack (Kangxi 76)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 街 (Streets), less common than 属 (Belong).

A valley on the left echoes with lack on the right -- a valley that lacks everything it needs desperately wants more.

In words

欲しい ほしい wantN5
欲望 よくぼう desire;appetiteN1
欲張り よくばり avarice,covetousness,greedN2

欲 is rank 736 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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