欲求

See also: 慾求

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 欲求 – see 慾求 (“to wish for; to hope for; to yearn; to desire; wish; hope; yearning; desire; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 慾求).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欲	求
よく > よっ Grade: 6	きゅう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞k̚ʲkʲɨː]
• (Tokyo) よっきゅう [yòkkyúú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

欲(よっ)求(きゅう) • (yokkyū) 

1. desire, want, craving

Derived terms

• 欲求不満(よっきゅうふまん) (yokkyū fuman)

Verb

欲(よっ)求(きゅう)する • (yokkyū suru) transitive suru (stem 欲(よっ)求(きゅう)し (yokkyū shi), past 欲(よっ)求(きゅう)した (yokkyū shita))

1. to desire, to crave

Conjugation

Conjugation of "欲求する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	欲求し	よっきゅうし	yokkyū shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	欲求し	よっきゅうし	yokkyū shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	欲求する	よっきゅうする	yokkyū suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	欲求する	よっきゅうする	yokkyū suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	欲求すれ	よっきゅうすれ	yokkyū sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	欲求せよ¹ 欲求しろ²	よっきゅうせよ¹ よっきゅうしろ²	yokkyū seyo¹ yokkyū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	欲求される	よっきゅうされる	yokkyū sareru
Causative	欲求させる 欲求さす	よっきゅうさせる よっきゅうさす	yokkyū saseru yokkyū sasu
Potential	欲求できる	よっきゅうできる	yokkyū dekiru
Volitional	欲求しよう	よっきゅうしよう	yokkyū shiyō
Negative	欲求しない	よっきゅうしない	yokkyū shinai
Negative continuative	欲求せず	よっきゅうせず	yokkyū sezu
Formal	欲求します	よっきゅうします	yokkyū shimasu
Perfective	欲求した	よっきゅうした	yokkyū shita
Conjunctive	欲求して	よっきゅうして	yokkyū shite
Hypothetical conditional	欲求すれば	よっきゅうすれば	yokkyū sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “欲求”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026