情欲

See also: 情慾

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 情欲 – see 情慾 (“lust; sexual desire”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 情慾).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
情	欲
じょう Grade: 5	よく Grade: 6
goon	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
情慾

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 情慾 (MC dzjeng yowk). 欲 is a daiyōji replacing 慾.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょ​ーよく [jóꜜòyòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) じょーよく [jòóyókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːjo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

情(じょう)欲(よく) • (jōyoku) ^{←じやうよく (zyauyoku)?}

1. lust, sexual desire

Synonyms

• 性欲(せいよく) (seiyoku), 肉欲(にくよく) (nikuyoku)