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意欲 (いよく): will, desire, ambition — Japanese vocabulary

意欲 is read いよく and means "will, desire, ambition". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

意欲

Reading
いよく · iyoku
Translation
will, desire, ambition
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
いよくが

Example

その老人は生きる意欲をなくした。

そのろうじんはいきるいよくをなくした。

The old man lost the will to live.

Kanji in this word

  • 意 — meaning, will
  • 欲 — desire, want

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