欲望・慾望|よくぼうyokubou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundesire; appetite; lust
   欲望よくぼうを愛あいと混同こんどうするな。↗

   Don't confuse desire with love.

• Synonym望みのぞみNeutralAn all-purpose word for hopes and wishes; 「欲望」 stresses the strong urge to obtain and satisfy.
• Synonym願望がんぼうWrittenA wish or desire, leaning to written/formal prose, as in 「変身願望」 and 「復讐願望」; 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain.
• Synonym欲求よっきゅうWrittenA drive or urge, often in psychological contexts and written prose; 「欲望」 is the more common word.
• Synonym欲よくNeutralThe bare feeling of wanting, as in 「欲が深い」 or 「食欲」; 「欲望」 is the more formal word.
• Related念願ねんがんNeutralA wish held and cherished for years, with a positive feel; 「欲望」 stresses the strong urge to obtain and satisfy.
• Related切望せつぼうWrittenEarnestly longing for something to happen; written/formal in tone. 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain and satisfy.
• Related熱望ねつぼうWrittenA fervent, strongly felt desire; written/formal in tone. 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain and satisfy.
• Related願いねがいNeutralA heartfelt wish or request, positive in feel; 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain.
• Related願がんNeutralAs 「願」, it can also mean a prayer offered to gods or Buddhas; 「欲望」 stresses instinctive human desire.
• Related希望きぼうNeutralHope, with a bright, positive coloring; 「欲望」 often carries a shade of self-interest.
• Related志望しぼうNeutralOne's stated ambition or choice, as in 「志望校」 and 「志望動機」; 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain.
• Related憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration, with a pure, idealistic feel; 「欲望」 often carries a shade of self-interest.
• Related夢ゆめNeutralA dream or aspiration, with a lovely, idealistic coloring; 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain.
• Related要望ようぼうWrittenA request or demand you make to another party; 「欲望」 is your own desire. Written/formal in tone.
• Related志願しがんNeutralApplying or volunteering of one's own will, as in 「志願兵」; 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain.
• Related渇きかわきNeutralThirst, literally, or a figurative craving for knowledge and the like; 「欲望」 is the broader term.
• Related思慕しぼWrittenTender, deep longing for someone you love; written/formal in tone. 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain.
• Related憧憬どうけいWrittenWritten prose for yearning or admiration; 「欲望」 stresses the urge to obtain.
• Related所望しょもうWrittenA thing one wishes to have; leans written/formal. 「欲望」 stresses instinctive desire.
• Related慕情ぼじょうWrittenFeelings of love and longing for someone; written/formal in tone. 「欲望」 is broader, centered on desire.
• Related想望そうぼうWrittenWritten prose for longing and yearning, and rare at that; 「欲望」 is the more common word.
• Related所願しょがんWrittenA wish, in written prose and rarely used; say 「願い」 in most cases.
• Antonym無欲むよくNeutralFree of desire and greed — the direct opposite of 「欲望」.

Use 「欲望」 for the urge to get or satisfy something, often beyond what one really needs, as in 「欲望を満たす」. For the feeling of wanting, say 「欲」; for a heartfelt wish, 「願い」 or 「念願」; for hope, 「希望」; for psychological drives, 「欲求」; for yearning admiration, 「憧れ」. 「要望」 is a request directed at others, 「志望」 and 「志願」 concern ambitions and volunteering, 「切望」 and 「熱望」 are intense longings, and 「無欲」 is the opposite — free of all desire.

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1. ある物ものを手てに入いれたいと思おもう心こころ。特とくに、生活せいかつや生存せいぞんに最低限さいていげん必要ひつような物ものを超こえて、自分じぶんや自分じぶんたちを満足まんぞくさせてくれる物ものを手てに入いれたいと思おもう心こころ。
2. 性的せいてき欲求よっきゅう。
3. 〔ある物ものを、特とくに生活せいかつや生存せいぞんに不可欠ふかけつなもの以外いがいを〕手てに入いれたいと思おもう。…への欲望よくぼうを抱いだく。
4. 性的せいてき欲求よっきゅうをいだく。