情じょう欲よく

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

passions; sexual desire; lust

Refers to strong carnal desires or lust. Often used in literary or formal contexts.

彼かれは情じょう欲よくに駆かられて過あやまちを犯おかした。
Driven by lust, he made a mistake.
その小しょう説せつは人にん間げんの情じょう欲よくを赤せき裸ら々らに描えがいている。
That novel depicts human passions in a raw manner.

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Kanji

情feelings, emotion, passion
欲longing, covetousness, greed
慾covetousness, greed, passion

Related words

官かん能のう
情欲 emphasizes carnal desire or lust itself, whereas 官能 refers more broadly to sensual pleasure or the capacity for physical sensation.
欲よく情じょう
情欲 is a near-synonym for sexual desire, but 欲情 is the more common and direct word in everyday use.
エロス
情欲 emphasizes strong carnal passion in everyday or moralizing contexts, whereas エロス is often used in artistic or philosophical discussion of love.
性せい欲よく
情欲 is a more literary, emotionally charged word for lust, while 性欲 is the plain, clinical term used in everyday and medical contexts.

Written forms

情じょう欲よくUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling.
情じょう慾よくUsage16%
Variant with 慾 (old form of 欲); less common in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 情 (emotion, feeling) and 欲 (desire). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of passionate or carnal desire.