slight covetousness; a little greed
Refers to a mild or modest degree of desire or greed, often contrasted with 大欲 (great greed). Used in Buddhist or philosophical contexts to describe restrained desires.
See also: 大欲
Being content with little desire is an important teaching in Buddhism.
He has few desires and does not seek luxury.
Standard kanji form. 少 means 'few/little' and 欲 means 'desire'.
Variant using 小 (small) instead of 少; less common but still used.
Rare variant with 慾 (a non-standard form of 欲).
Rare variant combining 小 and 慾.
Compound of 少 (shō, 'few, little') and 欲 (yoku, 'desire, greed'). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.