欲

Desire

Also: Greed, Longing, Covetousness, Want, Passion

On'yomi

  • よく yoku

Kun'yomi

  • ほっ ho
  • ほ(しい) hoshii
Stroke count
11
Radical
欠 lack · Kangxi radical 76
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 6

欲 has 11 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 欠 (lack), number 76. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 6 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 6 kanji list · All kanji