愛欲

あいよく

Also written 愛慾

Meanings

1. Noun passion; sexual desire; lust
2. attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)

Kanji

• 愛 love. Read as アイ.
• 欲 want. Read as ヨク.

Example sentences

• 大学生の時、有理子が愛欲に身を委ねた。
  When she was at university, Yuriko abandoned herself to sexual passion.

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