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欲望

慾望

Reading

Kana: よくぼう
Romaji: yokubou
Kana
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Definition

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desire; appetite; lust

Kanji

Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい
Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
Reading: ヨク
Meanings: covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Example Sentences

欲望(よくぼう)(ゆめ)(いだ)かれる。
➥Desire is embraced in a dream.
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欲望(よくぼう)需要(じゅよう)否定(ひてい)する。
➥The lust denies the need.
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欲望(よくぼう)盲目(もうもく)になり、精神(せいしん)破壊(はかい)(はじ)める。
➥My lust is so blind, it begins to destroy my mind.
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欲望(よくぼう)(あい)混同(こんどう)するな。
➥Don't confuse desire with love.
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(かれ)欲望(よくぼう)収入(しゅうにゅう)とつりあわない。
➥His desires are incompatible with his income.
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彼女(かのじょ)(きん)(たい)して異常(いじょう)なほど欲望(よくぼう)をもていた。
➥She had an unnatural desire for money.
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