desire

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 欲 has 11 strokes and conveys wanting something.
• Basic usage: 欲しい is read ほしい, and 欲張る is read よくばる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What is wanted
  • 青い時計が欲しい means wanting a blue watch.
  • が marks the desired object.
• Wanting too much
  • 欲張る means to be greedy.
  • In 欲張って料理を取りすぎてしまった, someone got greedy and ended up taking too much food.