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欲 = 欠 + 谷
欲 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “longing”. It is built from 欠 (lack) and 谷 (valley). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 855. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- longing
- RTK frame
- 855
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヨク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ほっ.する, ほ.しい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- тоска
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 欲 desire
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 欲
How to find 欲 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lack” + “valley”. 欲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 欲 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.