性欲

See also: 性慾

Chinese

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

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
性	欲
せい Grade: 5	よく Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːjo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

性(せい)欲(よく) • (seiyoku) 

1. lust; sexual desire

Synonyms

• 情欲(じょうよく) (jōyoku), 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.