希

Meaning

希 centers on something desired but scarce: hoping or praying for what is rare, few, or phenomenal. The sense of begging or requesting is a natural extension of earnestly wanting something that is not easily obtained. The meaning 'dilute (acid)' is a specialized application of making something sparse or thin, and 'Greece' is an abbreviation derived from the sound.

• 希望きぼう
  N3

  hope; wish; aspiration

• 希き

  dilute

• 希少きしょう
  N1

  scarce; rare

• 希薄きはく
  N1

  thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population); rarefied

• 希有けう

  rare; uncommon

• 希釈きしゃく

  dilution

• 希求ききゅう

  longing; strong desire; aspiration

• 希代きたい

  uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

• 希世きせい

  rare; uncommon

• 古希こき

  70th birthday

• 希土類きどるい

  rare earth

• 希望的きぼうてき

  wishful

• ご希望の向きはごきぼうのむきは

  those who want it

• メーカー希望価格メーカーきぼうかかく

  manufacturer's recommended price

• メーカー希望小売価格メーカーきぼうこうりかかく

  manufacturer's suggested retail price; MSRP

• 七十古希しちじゅうこき

  men seldom live to be seventy; few people live to be seventy

• 亡命希望者ぼうめいきぼうしゃ

  asylum seeker

• 匿名希望とくめいきぼう

  request to remain anonymous; name withheld by request

• 参加希望者さんかきぼうしゃ

  those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate

• 就職希望者しゅうしょくきぼうしゃ

  applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter

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