Last Updated :2026/01/12

貪る

Hiragana
むさぼる
Verb
in compound verbs
Japanese Meaning
強い欲望を持って、際限なく求めること。 / 必要以上にむさぼり取る、または飲み食いすること。 / 欲にまかせて、道理や節度を守らないこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほしいと強く思いとめずに多く手に入れようとすること。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
贪求;贪图 / 垂涎;渴望 / (用于复合动词)贪婪地做某事
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
貪圖;覬覦 / 貪婪地渴求 / (作複合動詞)貪婪地做某事;如飢似渴地做
Korean Meaning
몹시 탐하다, 탐욕스럽게 갈망하다 / 탐내다 / (행위를) 게걸스럽게 하다
Indonesian
mengingini sesuatu dengan rakus / mengincar (milik orang lain) / melakukan sesuatu dengan rakus
Vietnamese Meaning
tham lam; thèm khát (cái gì đó) / khao khát, thèm muốn chiếm đoạt / làm một cách ngấu nghiến, tham lam (trong động từ ghép)
Tagalog Meaning
umimbot; maghangad nang labis / maging sakim o masiba sa isang bagay / gawin ang isang bagay nang masiba/sakim (sa tambalang pandiwa)
What is this buttons?

He will do anything to be greedy for power.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他为了贪权,什么都做得出来。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他為了貪圖權力,什麼都做得出來。

Korean Translation

그는 권력을 탐내기 위해서라면 무엇이든 한다.

Indonesian Translation

Dia akan melakukan apa saja demi kekuasaan.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ta làm bất cứ điều gì để thèm khát quyền lực.

Tagalog Translation

Gagawin niya ang anumang bagay para makamkam ang kapangyarihan.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

to be greedy for something, to crave something

Sense(2)

to covet something

Sense(3)

(in compound verbs) to do something greedily or hungrily

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to be greedy for something, to crave something / to covet something / (in compound verbs) to do something greedily or hungrily

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貪る

彼は権力を貪るために、何でもする。

See correct answer

He will do anything to be greedy for power.

He will do anything to be greedy for power.

See correct answer

彼は権力を貪るために、何でもする。

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