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希望
きぼう
N3
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
hope
2
wish
3
aspiration
4
(bright) prospects
5
expectation
Example sentence
これが彼のたった一つの希望であった。
This was his one and only hope.
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Kanji in this word
希
Hope, Beg, Request
7 strokes
望
Ambition, Full Moon, Hope
11 strokes
More words with
希
希薄
きはく ·
thin (air)
希少
きしょう ·
scarce
希臘
ギリシャ ·
Greece
第希蘭
テヘラン ·
Tehran (Iran)
希薄
きはく ·
thin (air) ; weak (liquid) ; dilute ; sparse (population) ; rarefied
希望的観測
きぼうてきかんそく ·
wishful thinking
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More words with
望
要望
ようぼう ·
demand for
N1
展望
てんぼう ·
view
N1
絶望
ぜつぼう ·
despair
望み
のぞみ ·
wish
N3
望む
のぞむ ·
to desire
N3
有望
ゆうぼう ·
good prospects
N1
願望
がんぼう ·
desire
失望
しつぼう ·
disappointment
N3
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