noun
Refers to strong romantic or sexual desire, often with a connotation of attachment or craving.
彼は愛欲に溺れて身を持ち崩した。
He ruined himself by drowning in lust.
その小説は愛欲と嫉妬の物語だ。
The novel is a story of passion and jealousy.
noun
Buddhist term for clinging attachment, especially to family or a romantic partner, seen as a source of suffering.
仏教では、愛欲は苦しみの原因の一つとされる。
In Buddhism, attachment is considered one of the causes of suffering.
Compound of 愛 (love) and 欲 (desire). The kanji 慾 is a variant of 欲 used in older texts.