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akogi
na adjective, noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[あ(阿)·こ(漕)·ぎ]
akogi
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[あ(阿)·こぎ(漕)]
akogi
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Root Words:

a + kogi

English Meaning(s) for あこぎ

na adjective, noun
  1. greed; cruelty; callous; shameless
  2. insistent; insistence
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Definition and Synonyms for あこぎ

Greed reprehensible acquisitiveness
Synonyms: あこぎ, 利欲, 多欲, 大欲, 強欲, 意地汚ない, 業突く張り, 欲張り, 欲張る, 欲深, 欲深い, 貪婪, 貪欲, 貪汚
Greed insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonyms: あこぎ, 利欲, 多欲, 大欲, 強欲, 意地汚ない, 業突く張り, 欲張り, 欲張る, 欲深, 欲深い, 貪婪, 貪欲, 貪汚

Categories あこぎ is a member of

Deadly Sin an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
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