欲望 yokubō Desire

欲望 (yokubō) is desire as craving: the longing that comes from wanting what you do not have.

Desire (欲望) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Block VB3A

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Block VB3B

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Block VB3C

Desire (欲望) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Cursive VC3A

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Cursive VC3B

Desire (欲望) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Design VD2B

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Design VD3A

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Design VD3B

Desire (欲望) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B

Desire 欲望 yokubō Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C

Desire 欲望 yokubō Horizontal Block HB2A

Desire 欲望 yokubō Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Desire 欲望 yokubō Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

More about 欲望

It covers passion and appetite, and dictionaries also gloss it as lust. For desire as ambition, see 大望 (taimō).

We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's art. To learn more, visit Philology of 欲望.

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