節欲

節慾

Reading

Kana: せつよく

Romaji: setsuyoku

Definition

noun

vs

1

control one's desires; abstinence

Kanji

節

Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと

Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

欲

Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい

Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

慾

Reading: ヨク

Meanings: covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving