Kanji: 欲

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	欠 Radical name: かける
Meaning:	Longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	欲(ほ)しい	want
N3	食欲(しょくよく)	appetite (for food)
N2	欲張(よくば)り	avarice, covetousness, greed
N1	意欲(いよく)	will, desire, ambition
N1	欲深(よくふか)い	greedy
N1	欲望(よくぼう)	desire, appetite