希望する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 希望する | 希望しない |
| Polite | 希望します | 希望しません |
| Past polite | 希望しました | 希望しませんでした |
| Past | 希望した | 希望しなかった |
| Te-form | 希望して | 希望しないで |
| Desire | 希望したい | 希望したくない |
| Potential | 希望できる | 希望できない |
| Passive | 希望される | 希望されない |
| Causative | 希望させる | 希望させない |
| Causative passive | 希望させられる | 希望させられない |
| Volitional | 希望しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 希望しましょう | |
| Imperative | 希望しろ | 希望するな |
| Conditional | 希望すれば | 希望しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 希望したら | 希望しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
General term for a desire for something to happen or be true. Used as both a noun and a する-verb.
He has great hopes for the future.
私は世界平和を希望します。
I hope for world peace.
Refers to a positive outlook or bright future, often used in phrases like 希望が持てる or 希望に満ちている.
この仕事にはあまり希望が持てない。
I don't have much hope for this job.
He is hoping for an overseas assignment.
Hearing that the illness could be cured, I was able to feel hopeful.
He hasn't given up hope yet.
Her future is full of hope.
He worked hard to fulfill his wish.
The company decided the assignments after listening to the employees' wishes.
希望 is the everyday, natural Japanese word for abstract hope, while ホープ is a katakana borrowing that feels more literary or media-style in this sense.
希望する is more formal and often used in official or written contexts like job applications, whereas 望む is common in everyday speech and writing.
希望 is a broad, everyday word for hope or aspiration, while 念願 implies a deep, long-held personal wish.
希望 expresses a personal hope or wish, whereas 要望 is a more formal, outward-facing request or demand.
希望 is a general word for hope or wish, whereas 志願 implies a more active, often formal, expression of that desire through volunteering or application.
希望 is a more concrete, achievable 'hope', while 憧れ implies a stronger, sometimes romanticized admiration.
asking price; desired price
desired conditions; preferred terms