欲・慾|よくyoku[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice; wants
   彼かれは欲よくの少すくない人ひとだ。↗

   He is a man of few wants.

• Synonym願いねがいNeutralA wish or heartfelt desire; 「欲」 leans toward craving and greed.
• Synonym希求ききゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a strong longing, as in 「平和を希求」; 「欲」 leans toward personal craving.
• Synonym望みのぞみNeutralHope or prospects for the future; 「欲」 leans toward the urge to have things.
• Synonym願望がんぼうNeutralA desire held in the heart, fairly positive; 「欲」 leans toward the urge to get or do something.
• Synonym欲求よっきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose; in psychology a need or drive, as in 「欲求不満」; 「欲」 is more colloquial.
• Synonym欲望よくぼうNeutralDesire, often for more than one needs; 「欲」 is more colloquial, as in 「欲が深い」.
• Synonym所望しょもうWrittenWritten/formal prose for wanting to obtain something or specifying what you want; 「欲」 leans toward craving.
• Synonym欲念よくねんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for desire; 「欲」 is more concise.
• Synonym庶幾しょきWrittenWritten/formal prose for eager longing or near resemblance; 「欲」 is desire or craving.
• Related希望きぼうNeutralHope or aspiration, generally positive in tone; 「欲」 is the wanting mind and often carries a tinge of greed.
• Related志望しぼうNeutralAmbition for a school, company or career; 「欲」 leans toward craving.
• Related念願ねんがんNeutralA long-cherished wish held for years; 「欲」 is simply the mind that wants something or wants to do something.
• Related要望ようぼうNeutralA request or demand made to another party; 「欲」 is one's own desire.
• Related志願しがんNeutralVolunteering or applying of one's own will; 「欲」 is desire or craving.
• Related意欲いよくNeutralWillingness, drive or enthusiasm, positive; 「欲」 leans toward the urge to have things.
• Antonym無欲むよくNeutralAntonym: wanting nothing and free of greed; the opposite of 「欲」.
• Antonym知足WrittenWritten/formal prose for being content with what one has; the opposite of 「欲」 as greed.

「欲」 is the mind that wants something or wants to do something; it can be neutral or carry a tinge of greed, as in 「欲が深い」, 「欲を出す」, 「食欲」. For positive hope pick 「希望」, for a wish 「願い」, for drive and enthusiasm 「意欲」, and for desire 「欲望」; 「無欲」 is the opposite. Other shades have their own words: requests to others take 「要望」, ambitions for school or work 「志望」, long-cherished wishes 「念願」, a psychological need 「欲求」, and an earnest longing such as one for peace 「希求」.

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1. 何なんかをほしい、また何なんかしたいと思おもう心こころ。欲望よくぼう、欲求よっきゅう。