色しき欲よく

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Meanings

noun

lust; sexual desire; carnal appetite

Refers to strong sexual desire or lust, often with a negative or Buddhist connotation of worldly attachment.

彼かれは色しき欲よくに負まけてしまった。
He gave in to lust.
仏ぶっ教きょうでは色しき欲よくは煩ぼん悩のうの一ひとつとされる。
In Buddhism, carnal desire is considered one of the earthly desires.

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Kanji

色color
欲longing, covetousness, greed
慾covetousness, greed, passion

Related words

色いろ気けN1
色欲 names raw sexual desire or lust directly, whereas 色気 can be milder, referring to romantic interest or seductive charm rather than desire itself.
好こう色しょく
色欲 refers specifically to sexual desire or urge itself, while 好色 describes a person's lustful character or disposition.
欲よく情じょう
色欲 is an older, more literary word for carnal lust, while 欲情 is the more commonly used modern term.

Written forms

色しき欲よくUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling.
色しき慾よくUsage7%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 慾 is a variant of 欲.

Etymology

Compound of 色 (color, but here meaning 'sexual passion' or 'worldly desire') and 欲 (desire, greed). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used in Buddhist contexts to refer to carnal desire.