欲望

See also: 慾望

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 欲望 – see 慾望 (“desire; longing; appetite; craving; lust; passion; need; necessity”).
(This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 慾望).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
欲 望
よく
Grade: 6		 ぼう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
慾望 (obsolete)

Etymology

欲 is a daiyōji replacing 慾.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よくぼー [yòkúbóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jo̞kɯ̟ᵝbo̞ː]

Noun

欲(よく)望(ぼう) • (yokubō) 

  1. desire, lust, greed
    人間(にんげん)の欲望(よくぼう)には限(かぎ)りがない
    ningen no yokubō ni wa kagiri ga nai
    Human desires are endless

Korean
Hanja in this term
欲望

Noun

欲望 • (yongmang) (hangeul 욕망)

  1. Hanja form? of 욕망 (“desire, lust, appetite, craving”).
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