Word Meaning 嗜欲

しよく shiyoku

嗜欲 is read as しよく (shiyoku) and means liking (for).

Meaning

English

  1. liking (for)
  2. appetite
  3. weakness
  4. fondness
  5. indulgence

Reading

Kana

しよく

Romaji

shiyoku

Writing Variants

  • 嗜慾 しよく shiyoku
  • 耆欲 しよく shiyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 160114 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

嗜好

しこう

taste

意欲

いよく

will

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

よく

greed

貪欲

どんよく

greedy

無欲

むよく

unselfish

性欲

せいよく

sexual desire

貪欲

とんよく

raga (desire)

禁欲

きんよく

abstinence

私欲

しよく

self-interest

物欲

ぶつよく

worldly desires

愛欲

あいよく

attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)