Illustration: Outside a small Japanese musical-instrument shop, a young adult stands transfixed by an elegant electric guitar displayed behind the window. Their fingertips rest lightly against the glass, their body leans forward, and their eyes remain fixed on the instrument.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

欲よく望ぼう

yokubou

desire, lust

Example sentences

欲望よくぼうを愛あいと混同こんどうするな。
Don’t confuse desire with love.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれはもう一本煙草いっぽんたばこを吸すいたいという欲望よくぼうに勝かてなかった。
He couldn’t overcome the desire for another cigarette.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
人間にんげんの欲望よくぼうは、持もてば持もつほどますます増大ぞうだいする。
The more we have, the greater our desire will be.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 欲望

欲longing; covetousnessOnヨクKunほっする・ほしい
望ambition; full moonOnボウ・モウKunのぞむ・もち

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