久きゅう懐かい

noun

long-cherished hope

Rare literary noun for a hope or desire held for a long time. Modern Japanese more often uses expressions like 長年の願い or 宿願.

• 「久きゅう懐かい」は、長ながい間あいだ心こころに抱いだいてきた願ねがいを指さす古こ風ふうな言こと葉ばだ。

  「久懐」 is an old-fashioned word that refers to a wish long held in one's heart.