# 貪 — covet; greedy

貪 means “covet; greedy”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: タン (tan), ドン (don), トン (ton). Kun'yomi: むさぼ(る) (musaboru).

- Meaning: covet; greedy
- On'yomi: タン (tan), ドン (don), トン (ton)
- Kun'yomi: むさぼ(る) (musaboru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 9

## How to remember 貪

Parts: 今 now · 貝 shell; money

## Don't confuse it with

[領](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/territory/) · [具](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tool/) · [財](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wealth/) · [貯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/save-up/)

## More in the “Feelings 9” set

[貪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/) · [羨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-envious/) · [遜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/modest/) · [傲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haughty/) · [慄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shudder/) · [憬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admire/) · [臆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/timid/) · [鬱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gloom/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/. Last updated 2026-11-01.