欲
欲

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

11 strokesFrequency 902JLPT N2Grade 6

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ほっ.するほ.しい

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Common Words

欲しいほしい～い Adj.Freq #344
1

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for

Examples
私は鉛筆をけずるナイフがほしい。
I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary adjective; After the -te form of a verb

I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

Examples
この書類をそれぞれ２部ずつコピーしてほしいんだが。
I'd like two copies of each of these documents.
欲望よくぼう慾望NounFreq #3635
1

desire; appetite; lust

Examples
欲望を愛と混同するな。
Don't confuse desire with love.
欲よく慾NounNoun suffixFreq #4814
1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants

Examples
彼は欲の少ない人だ。
He is a man of few wants.
食欲しょくよく食慾NounFreq #5276
1

appetite (for food)

Examples
最近食欲がないんです。
Recently I have had no appetite.
欲するほっするTransitiveFreq #5375
1

Suru verb - special class

to want; to desire

Examples
それを欲するのは私の中の獣性だ。
It's the animal in me that wants it.
欲求よっきゅうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #6372
1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

Examples
彼女の医者になりたいと言う欲求が彼女を駆り立てた。
Her desire to be a doctor spurred her on.
意欲いよく意慾NounFreq #8109
1

will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation; urge; ambition

Examples
その老人は生きる意欲をなくした。
The old man lost the will to live.
性欲せいよく性慾NounFreq #10041
1

sexual desire; sex drive; lust

Examples
気になる男性の性欲を刺激するにはどうすればよいのでしょうか？
What should I do to arouse desire in the man I'm interested in?
貪欲どんよく貪慾とんよくたんよくNoun～な Adj.Freq #12846
1

greedy; avaricious; covetous

Examples
彼の名誉は貪欲によってむしばまれた。
His honor was corroded by greed.
欲情よくじょうNoun～する VerbFreq #14143
1

passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

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