貪

11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

covet, indulge in

Kun'yomi
  • むさぼる
    		to covet ②to indulge in
On'yomi
  • タン
    		coveting ②raga (desire)
  • ドン
    		coveting ②raga (desire)
  • トン
    		coveting ②raga (desire)

Main Radical

貝(KanXi) 人(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ドントン 55.3%
むさぼる 44.7%

Character Breakdown

covet, indulge in
ドン　むさぼ.る　タン (11th)
now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

どん
貪
よく
欲
avarice ②raga (desire)
どん
貪
しょく
食
voracity
どん
貪
しょく
食
さい
細
ぼう
胞
phagocyte
とん
貪
あい
愛
attachment
どん
貪
よく
欲
ほう
法
greedy algorithm
とん
貪
じん
瞋
ち
痴
the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
むさぼ
貪
　
り
く
食
　
う
to devour greedily
むさぼ
貪
　
り
く
食
　
ら
　
う
to devour greedily
かい
快
　
を
むさぼ
貪
　
る
to enjoy oneself to the full
むさぼ
貪
　
り
つ
尽
　
く
　
す
to consume greedily
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References

Unicode hex code 8CAA
JIS X 0208 1-76-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 505
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5777
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2630
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1821
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1713
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36680
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1837
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a9.20
Four corner code 8080.6