Refers to strong romantic or sexual desire, often with a connotation of attachment or craving.
He ruined himself by drowning in lust.
The novel is a story of passion and jealousy.
Buddhist term for clinging attachment, especially to family or a romantic partner, seen as a source of suffering.
In Buddhism, attachment is considered one of the causes of suffering.
Standard modern spelling.
Kyūjitai form using 慾; rarely seen in modern texts.
Compound of 愛 (love) and 欲 (desire). The kanji 慾 is a variant of 欲 used in older texts.