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A3 I-adjective

(よく)どしいgreedy, avaricious, acquisitive

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    1. I-adjective

      1.

      greedy, avaricious, acquisitive

    All Forms

    欲どしい 【よくどしい】

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      (よく)どしい(かれ)希望(きぼう)沿()うのは大変(たいへん)だ。

      It is difficult to meet the hopes of someone as greedy as him.

      (ぼく)(よく)どしく、(つね)(なに)かに満足(まんぞく)をしていない。

      I am greedy, never satisfied with anything.

        (よく)どしい彼女(かのじょ)結婚(けっこん)をしたらお(かね)がなくなりました。

        When I married my greedy girlfriend, I ran out of money.

        (いもうと)本当(ほんとう)(よく)どしいのに彼氏(かれし)(まえ)では謙虚(けんきょ)なふりをしています。

        Although my younger sister is actually greedy, she pretends to be modest in front of her boyfriend.

        (てら)での長期間(ちょうきかん)修行(しゅぎょう)()け、(つい)自分(じぶん)(なか)から(よく)どしい要素(ようそ)がなくなった。

        After undergoing long-term training at the temple, the greedy elements within myself finally disappeared.

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