Word Meaning 人欲

じんよく jinyoku

人欲 is read as じんよく (jinyoku) and means human desires.

Meaning

English

  1. human desires
  2. human passions

Reading

Kana

じんよく

Romaji

jinyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 106876 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ

おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ

if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed

親の欲目と他人の僻目

おやのよくめとたにんのひがめ

parents overvaluing their own children but looking down on others'

己の欲せざる所は人に施す勿れ

おのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれ

do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you

人数

にんず

the number of people

人民

じんみん

the people

人権

じんけん

human rights

人類

じんるい

mankind

人形

にんぎょう

doll

人種

じんしゅ

race (of people)

人格

じんかく

personality

人参

にんじん

Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

人込み

ひとごみ

crowd of people

Example Sentences

1

How many children do you want?