WORD DETAIL
貪る
むさぼる
Examples
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
貪る, readむさぼる, is a forceful verb meaning to crave, seize, or take one's fill of something. - Basic usage: It can portray a lord greedily amassing wealth or a weary traveler indulging deeply in rest by a fire.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Coveting or taking one's fill
- It describes a lord greedily coveting wealth or a traveler taking deep, unrestrained rest. The evaluation changes with the object of the action.

