欲する|ほっするhossuru[0]heiban (flat)

1. suru verb (irregular), transitive verbto want; to desire
   それを欲ほっするのは私の中なかの獣性じゅうせいだ。↗

   It's the animal in me that wants it.

• Synonym望むのぞむNeutralEveryday verb for hoping or wanting something, as in 「平和を望む」. Far more common in speech than the written-flavoured 「欲する」.
• Synonym願うねがうNeutralTo pray for or ask for something, as in 「幸せを願う」. Carries a praying or begging nuance that 「欲する」 lacks.
• Synonym求めるもとめるNeutralTo seek or ask for something, as in 「助けを求める」. Stresses actively pursuing or demanding, while 「欲する」 simply states the desire.
• Synonym欲しがるほしがるNeutralDescribes someone visibly wanting something, as in 「子供が欲しがる」. Mainly for others' desires, or your own past ones; 「欲する」 is more written.
• Synonym希望きぼうNeutralThe everyday noun for hope or a wish, as in 「希望を持つ」. Common in speech, where 「欲する」 would sound bookish.
• Synonym欲求よっきゅうWrittenA noun for desire or drive, often psychological, as in 「欲求不満」. Names an inner need rather than the act of wanting.
• Related念願ねんがんNeutralA long-cherished wish, as in 「念願の優勝」. Noun stressing years of longing, where 「欲する」 is just the act of wanting.
• Related志望しぼうNeutralA noun for one's chosen school or career path, as in 「志望校」. Points to a specific goal, not wanting in general.
• Related願望がんぼうNeutralA noun for a wish held in one's heart, as in 「願望を抱く」. Names the inner desire itself rather than the act of wanting.
• Related希求ききゅうWrittenA written-style noun for intense craving, as in 「平和を希求する」. More literary than 「欲する」 and rarely heard in speech.
• Related念じるねんじるWrittenTo wish fervently in one's heart, as in 「合格を念じる」; also to chant a sutra or Buddha's name silently. Like 「欲する」, it leans toward written style.
• Related期待きたいNeutralA noun for expectation, looking forward to a good outcome, as in 「期待に応える」. Future-oriented, not desire itself.
• Related要望ようぼうWrittenA noun for a request or demand made to someone, as in 「要望書」. Frames it as an appeal to the other party, not a personal want.
• Related志願しがんWrittenA noun for volunteering or applying of one's own will, as in 「志願兵」. About stepping forward, not merely wanting.
• Related好むこのむWrittenTo like or prefer something, as in 「甘いものを好む」. Expresses taste and preference rather than desire for a specific thing.
• Related所望しょもうWrittenA noun for requesting something you want, as in 「ご所望の品」. Honorific and old-fashioned, unlike plain 「欲する」.
• Related求むもとむWrittenClassical form of 「求める」, seen mostly in recruitment ads like 「人材求む」. Not used in ordinary sentences the way 「欲する」 is.
• Related念ずるねんずるWrittenClassical form of 「念じる」: to pray silently or wish in one's heart. Leans toward written style, as 「欲する」 does.
• Antonym拒むこばむNeutralTo refuse or turn down, as opposed to the desiring of 「欲する」. Also blocks or keeps something out.
• Antonym厭ういとうWrittenWritten-style verb for being weary of or shunning something — the opposite of the wanting expressed by 「欲する」.

Use 「欲する」 for wanting or craving in written, formal prose, as in 「己の欲せざる所」. In everyday speech prefer 「望む」 or 「希望」 for hopes, 「願う」 for praying, 「求める」 for seeking, 「欲しがる」 for someone visibly wanting. For long-cherished wishes use 「念願」, school or career choices 「志望」, requests to others 「要望」, and preferences 「好む」; refusal is 「拒む」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 欲ほしいと思おもう。したいと思おもう。望のぞむ。