Word Meaning 意欲

いよく iyoku

意欲 is read as いよく (iyoku) and means will.

Meaning

English

  1. will
  2. desire
  3. eagerness
  4. interest
  5. drive
  6. motivation
  7. urge
  8. ambition

Reading

Kana

いよく

Romaji

iyoku

Writing Variants

  • 意慾 いよく iyoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3927 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

意欲満々

いよくまんまん

full of zeal

勤労意欲

きんろういよく

will to work

意欲的

いよくてき

keen

創作意欲

そうさくいよく

will (urge) to create

意向

いこう

intention

意識

いしき

consciousness

意思決定

いしけってい

decision-making

意思表示

いしひょうじ

declaration of intent

意味合い

いみあい

implication

意表

いひょう

surprise

意気込む

いきごむ

to be enthusiastic (about)

Example Sentences

5

Tom is an ambitious man.

The old man lost the will to live.

I haven't felt the motivation to do anything lately.

The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.

The princess's taste for pleasures was expanding; and we thought only about how to sprinkle on them new seasonings, so as to give them more spice.