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欲望 (よくぼう): desire, appetite — Japanese vocabulary

欲望 is read よくぼう and means "desire, appetite". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

欲望

Reading
よくぼう · yokubou
Translation
desire, appetite
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
よくぼうが

Example

欲望を愛と混同するな。

よくぼうをあいとこんどうするな。

Don't confuse desire with love.

Kanji in this word

  • 欲 — desire, want
  • 望 — hope, desire

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