EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun

    desire; appetite; lust

    欲望を愛と混同するな。
    Don't confuse desire with love.

Also written 慾望【よくぼう】

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Characters in this word

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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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

Kun
のぞ.むもち
On
ボウモウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
470 of 2500
Radical
moon
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4f7.6The Kanji Dictionary
0710.4Four corner code
472deroo
671bUnicode hex code
1-43-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4819New Nelson (John Haig)
2742New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3408Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2390Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
489Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
528Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
361A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1777Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
767Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14368PMorohashi
585A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
673Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
685Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
514sakade
613Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
613henshall3
578Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
314crowley
581Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1007Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
500Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wang4Pinyin reading
mangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level