欲求|よっきゅうyokkyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdesire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
   彼女かのじょの医者いしゃになりたいと言いう欲求よっきゅうが彼女かのじょを駆り立かりたてた。↗

   Her desire to be a doctor spurred her on.

• Synonym望みのぞみNeutralA wish or hope, as in 「望みが叶う」; unlike 「欲求」, it does not stress a strong physical or psychological need.
• Synonym欲よくNeutralA single character for the feeling of wanting; neutral but often tinged with greed, as in 「欲が深い」. 「欲求」 is the more psychological term for a need.
• Synonym望むのぞむNeutralA verb for hoping or wishing for something, as in 「平和を望む」; 「欲求」 is a noun.
• Synonym欲するほっするWrittenA written-style verb meaning to want, as in 「名声を欲する」; 「欲求」 is a noun.
• Synonym願うねがうNeutralA verb for praying for or requesting something, as in 「幸せを願う」; 「欲求」 points to an inner need rather than a request.
• Synonym求めるもとめるNeutralA verb for seeking or demanding something, as in 「助けを求める」; 「欲求」 names the inner need behind such actions.
• Synonym希望きぼうNeutralHope or expectation, as in 「希望を持つ」; 「欲求」 stresses a strong physical or psychological need.
• Synonym欲望よくぼうNeutralDesire to obtain something, often implying more than one needs; 「欲求」 is the neutral word for a need.
• Related欲しがるほしがるNeutralA verb for visibly wanting something, used mainly of other people or one's own past; 「欲求」 is a noun for the inner need.
• Related志望しぼうWrittenA written-style word for the career or school one hopes to enter; 「欲求」 leans toward a physical or psychological need rather than a chosen path.
• Related念願ねんがんWrittenA written-style word for a wish cherished for years; 「欲求」 instead points to an inner need.
• Related願望がんぼうNeutralA wish or desire, as in 「変身願望」; 「欲求」 stresses a strong physical or psychological need.
• Related希求ききゅうWrittenA written-style word for craving or praying for something, as in 「平和を希求」; 「欲求」 leans toward an inner need.
• Related願いねがいNeutralA wish or request, as in 「願いが叶う」; 「欲求」 stresses a strong physical or psychological need.
• Related願がんWrittenWritten-style form of 「願い」, also a document stating a request, as in 「退職願い」; 「欲求」 is an inner need, not paperwork.
• Related意欲いよくNeutralDrive or eagerness to do something, as in 「学習意欲」; 「欲求」 names the need itself, while 「意欲」 stresses the will to get going.
• Related志願しがんWrittenA written-style word for volunteering or applying of one's own will, as in 「志願者」; 「欲求」 is the inner need itself.
• Related念じるねんじるWrittenA written-style verb for praying silently or holding a wish in one's heart; 「欲求」 is a need, not an act of prayer.
• Related憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration for someone or something one looks up to; 「欲求」 leans toward a physical or psychological need.
• Related夢ゆめNeutralA dream, whether asleep or an aspiration, as in 「夢を叶える」; 「欲求」 is an inner need, not a dream.
• Related期待きたいNeutralExpectation or anticipation of something desirable; 「欲求」 is an inner need rather than looking forward to something.
• Related所望しょもうWrittenA written-style word for wanting a particular item or asking for it by name; 「欲求」 leans more toward the inner need itself than toward the asking.
• Related所願しょがんWrittenA written-style word for a wish, with Buddhist overtones; 「欲求」 is a plain term for an inner need.
• Antonym満足まんぞくNeutralAntonym: satisfaction or contentment, the counterpart of a need, as in 「欲求不満」.

Use 「欲求」 for a strong physical or psychological need that drives action, as in 「承認欲求」 and 「欲求不満」; it also works as 「欲求する」. For desire in general use 「欲望」 or 「欲」, for wishes 「願望」 or 「望み」, and for seeking something the verb 「求める」. The opposite state is 「満足」. Keep in mind that 「望む」, 「願う」 and 「欲する」 are verbs, while 「欲求」 is a noun.

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1. 何なんかを欲ほっしがり求もとめること。強つよく要求ようきゅうすること。
2. 人間にんげんや動物どうぶつが、それを満みたすために何なんらかの行動こうどう・手段しゅだんを取とりたいと思おもわせ、それが満みたされたときには快かいを感かんじる感覚かんかく。生理的せいりてきなレベルのものから、社会的しゃかいてき・愛他あいた的てきなものまで含ふくまれ、心こころの働はたらきや行動こうどうを決定けっていする際さいに重要じゅうような役割やくわりをもつと考かんがえられているもの。
3. 性的せいてき欲求よっきゅう。