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: 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
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”).