情欲

See also: 情慾

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 情欲 – see 情慾 (“lust; sexual desire”).
(This term, 情欲, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 情慾.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
情 欲
じょう
Grade: 5		 よく
Grade: 6
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
情慾

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 情慾 (MC d͡ziᴇŋ jɨok̚).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じょ​ーよく [jóꜜòyòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) じょーよく [jòóyókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːjo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

情(じょう)欲(よく) • (jōyoku) ←じやうよく (zyauyoku)?

  1. lust, sexual desire

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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