欲求
よっきゅう
desire; want; will; wish
Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
Example sentences
-
My wife is possessed with the desire to buy a house.
-
Her desire to be a doctor spurred her on.
-
In a collectivist society, the desires of a group are emphasized more than the desires of an individual.
この人々は、血によってではなく、肉の欲求や人の意欲によってでもなく、ただ、神によって生まれたのである。
These children are born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
日本の高い家計貯蓄率にはいくつかの理由があるが、中でも家を買うために貯金しようとする人々の欲求に帰せられる。
A high household savings rate in Japan is attributed, among other things, to people's desire to save money to buy a home.