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欲
欲
11 strokes
Frequency: 902
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

longing
covetousness
greed
passion
desire
craving

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヨク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほっ.する
ほ.しい

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
Noun
Freq #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
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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
Transitive
Freq #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
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #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
～な Adj.
Noun
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
～する Verb
Noun
Freq #14143
1

passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

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