性欲

See also: 性慾

Chinese

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

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

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	欲
せい Grade: 5	よく Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • IPA^(key): [se̞ːjo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

性欲 (hiragana せいよく, rōmaji seiyoku)

1. lust; sexual desire

Synonyms

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

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.