しがる (hoshigaru)

want, desire

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Meaning

欲しがる (ほしがる, hoshigaru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “want, desire”.

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Example sentences 12

子供こどもがジュースを しがっています。

My kid wants some juice.

お姉ちゃん、たしか新しいパソコン欲しがってたなあ。

If I remember correctly, she [my sister] was saying that she wanted a new computer.

あんまり きんしがるな。

Don't be so greedy.

赤んあかんぼう母乳ぼにゅうしがる。

A baby craves its mother's milk.