EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 32
  1. Noun

    will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation; urge; ambition

    その老人は生きる意欲をなくした。
    The old man lost the will to live.

Also written 意慾【いよく】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

もとよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

Kun
ほっ.するほ.しい
On
ヨク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
902 of 2500
Radical
lack
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
4j7.1The Kanji Dictionary
8768.2Four corner code
2062deroo
6b32Unicode hex code
1-45-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4461Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2936New Nelson (John Haig)
1475New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1867Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
990Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1341Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
792Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
855Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
999A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
535Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16080Morohashi
987A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1127Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1179Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876sakade
650Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
997henshall3
936Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1124Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1122Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
800Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
yogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level