よっきゅう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
Pitch accent
っきゅう
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
need for social approval and self-esteem
Examples (3 in total)
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.