Word Meaning 欲求

よっきゅう yokkyuu

欲求 is read as よっきゅう (yokkyuu) and means desire.

Meaning

English

  1. desire
  2. want
  3. will
  4. wish
  5. urge
  6. craving

Reading

Kana

よっきゅう

Romaji

yokkyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 5256 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

欲求不満

よっきゅうふまん

frustration

承認欲求

しょうにんよっきゅう

need for approval

欲深

よくふか

greedy

欲望

よくぼう

desire

よく

greed

欲しい

ほしい

I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

欲する

ほっする

to want

欲しがる

ほしがる

to appear to want to have (something)

要求

ようきゅう

demand

追求

ついきゅう

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.)

探求

たんきゅう

search

入力要求

にゅうりょくようきゅう

prompt

Example Sentences

2

Appetite is one of humankind's three primal needs, alongside sleep and sexual desire.

In a collectivist society, the desires of a group are emphasized more than the desires of an individual.