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慾 = 欲 + 心

慾 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “longing (old)”. It is built from 欲 (longing) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2988.

Keyword
longing (old)
RTK frame
2988
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
covetousness, тоска (старый)
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
慾 lust

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 欲 longing
  2. 心 heart

How to find 慾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “longing” + “heart”. 慾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 慾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.