欲深(よくふか)い

よくふかい
i-adjective
greedy; avaricious; covetous
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present欲深(よくふか)い欲深(よくふか)くない
Past欲深(よくふか)かった欲深(よくふか)くなかった
て form欲深(よくふか)くて欲深(よくふか)くなくて
Adverbial欲深(よくふか)く—
Conditional ば欲深(よくふか)ければ欲深(よくふか)くなければ
Conditional たら欲深(よくふか)かったら欲深(よくふか)くなかったら
1. greedy; avaricious; covetous
Having an excessive desire for money, possessions, or other things. Always negative.
欲深(よくふか)い人(ひと)は嫌(きら)われる。
Greedy people are disliked.
あの地主(じぬし)は欲深(よくふか)くて有名(ゆうめい)だ。
That landlord is known for being greedy.
欲深(よくふか)い王様(おうさま)が民(たみ)から税(ぜい)を搾(しぼ)り取(と)った。
The greedy king squeezed taxes out of the people.
人間(にんげん)は欲深(よくふか)い生(い)き物(もの)で、満足(まんぞく)を知(し)らない。
Humans are greedy creatures who never know satisfaction.

A compound i-adjective formed from 欲(よく) (desire, greed) + 深(ふか)い (deep). Describes someone whose desires run deep — excessively wanting money, power, or material things. Always used negatively.

ETYMOLOGY:
Literally "deep in desire." The compound structure is transparent: 欲(よく) (desire) + 深(ふか)い (deep).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 欲深(よくふか)い人(ひと): a greedy person
  • 欲深(よくふか)い目(め): greedy eyes
  • 欲深(よくふか)い商人(しょうにん): a greedy merchant

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 貪欲(どんよく)な: greedy, covetous (more formal and literary)
  • 強欲(ごうよく)な: avaricious, rapacious (stronger, more extreme)
  • 欲張(よくば)り: greedy person, greediness (more colloquial noun/na-adjective)
  • がめつい: greedy, stingy (very colloquial, Kansai origin)
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Added 2026.3.31 3:27
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