Word Meaning 寡欲

かよく kayoku

寡欲 is read as かよく (kayoku) and means unselfishness.

Meaning

English

  1. unselfishness
  2. wanting little

Reading

Kana

かよく

Romaji

kayoku

Writing Variants

  • 寡慾 かよく kayoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136970 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寡婦

かふ

widow

寡黙

かもく

untalkative

寡占

かせん

oligopoly

寡作

かさく

unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)

寡頭政治

かとうせいじ

oligarchy

寡占価格

かせんかかく

oligopoly price

寡頭制

かとうせい

oligarchy

変態性欲

へんたいせいよく

abnormal sexuality

創作意欲

そうさくいよく

will (urge) to create

異常性欲

いじょうせいよく

sexual abnormality

創作欲

そうさくよく

creative urge

加虐性欲

かぎゃくせいよく

sadism

Example Sentences

2

かれはかよくで、しっそなせいかつをおくっている。

He has few desires and lives a simple life.

Tom is a man of few wants.