強欲(ごうよく)

ごうよく
na-adjective / noun
greedy, avaricious; greed, avarice
1. greedy, avaricious; greed, avarice
An excessive desire for wealth, possessions, or more than one's fair share. Strongly negative, implying selfishness and insatiable desire.
あの地主(じぬし)は強欲(ごうよく)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
That landowner is known for being greedy.
強欲(ごうよく)な商人(しょうにん)は人々(ひとびと)に嫌(きら)われた。
The greedy merchant was disliked by the people.
人間(にんげん)の強欲(ごうよく)さが環境(かんきょう)破壊(はかい)を引(ひ)き起(お)こしている。
Human greed is causing environmental destruction.

USAGE:
Functions as both a na-adjective (強欲(ごうよく)な) and a noun (強欲(ごうよく)さ = greediness). Carries a strongly negative moral judgment. In Buddhist contexts, 強欲(ごうよく) is considered one of the root causes of suffering.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 強欲(ごうよく)な人(ひと): greedy person
  • 強欲(ごうよく)さ: greediness
  • 強欲(ごうよく)の塊(かたまり): embodiment of greed

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 欲(よく)張(ば)り: greedy, selfish (more colloquial)
  • 貪欲(どんよく): covetous, voracious (can be positive when meaning eager/ambitious)
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Added 2026.2.21 20:07
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