饕
饕: greedy
greedy; glutton (in 饕餮)
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Readings
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トウ
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饕 appears almost only in 饕餮 (とうてつ), the taotie, a gluttonous monster of Chinese myth.
Key words
饕餮とうてつtaotie, glutton monster
Example sentences
祖父の骨董の中に、饕餮の顔をかたどった香炉があった。
Among my grandfather's antiques there was an incense burner shaped like a taotie face.
物語の中で、饕餮は果てしない食欲を持つ怪物として恐れられていた。
In the story, the taotie was feared as a monster with an endless appetite.
彼の食欲はまるで饕餮のようで、大皿を次々に平らげた。
His appetite was like a taotie's, and he polished off one platter after another.