Vocabulary

What does 欲張り (よくばり, yokubari) mean?

欲張り (よくばり, yokubari) means greedy, a greedy person.

Quick facts
Readingよくばり
Romajiyokubari
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
よくばり
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyokubari

greedy, a greedy person

  1. 1noun · na-adjective greed; avarice; covetousness

Example sentences

  • He is a greedy person.

  • If you're too greedy, you'll fail.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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