Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 私
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利
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私
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欲
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し Grade: 6
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り Grade: 4
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し Grade: 6
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よく Grade: 6
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| on'yomi
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Noun
私利私欲 • (shirishiyoku)
- of one's own merit, of one's own greed
- 私利私欲のために国益を犠牲にした。
- Shirishiyoku no tame ni kokueki o gisei ni shita.
- They sacrificed the national interests for their own merits and greed.