Kanji 欲 longing, covetousness, greed 慾 covetousness, greed, passion Related words 欲よく 望ぼう 欲望 is a broader term for any desire or appetite, including non-material ones like power or love. 物欲 specifically targets material goods.
煩ぼん 悩のう 煩悩 is a Buddhist term for all earthly desires and passions that cause suffering, including but not limited to material cravings. 物欲 is a secular, narrower concept.
Written forms 物ぶつ 欲よく Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and common usage.
物ぶつ 慾よく Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 慾 is a variant of 欲 .
Etymology Compound of 物 (ぶつ , 'thing, object') and 欲 (よく , 'desire, craving'). The reading ぶつよく follows standard on'yomi. The variant 慾 is an older form of 欲 .
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