希き望ぼう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

希望する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for a desire for something to happen or be true. Used as both a noun and a する-verb.

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.

〈事こと〉を希き望ぼうするto wish for/request something
彼かれは海かい外がい勤きん務むを希き望ぼうしている。
He is hoping for an overseas assignment.
希き望ぼうが持もてるto be able to have hope
病びょう気きが治なおると聞きいて希き望ぼうが持もてた。
Hearing that the illness could be cured, I was able to feel hopeful.
希き望ぼうを捨すてるto give up hope
彼かれはまだ希き望ぼうを捨すてていない。
He hasn't given up hope yet.
希き望ぼうに満みちるto be filled with hope
彼かの女じょの未み来らいは希き望ぼうに満みちている。
Her future is full of hope.
希き望ぼうを叶かなえるto fulfill a wish
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの希き望ぼうを叶かなえるために努ど力りょくした。
He worked hard to fulfill his wish.
〈人ひと〉の希き望ぼうを聞きくto listen to someone's wishes
会かい社しゃは社しゃ員いんの希き望ぼうを聞きいて配はい属ぞくを決きめた。
The company decided the assignments after listening to the employees' wishes.

望のぞみN3sense 1
望み points to a specific, concrete wish, while 希望 is the broader everyday word for hope in general.
願がん望ぼうN1sense 1
願望 expresses a stronger, more earnest desire and sounds more formal or psychological than the everyday 希望.
期き待たいN3sense 1
期待 is expectation based on likelihood or trust, whereas 希望 is simply wishing for something to happen regardless of probability.
夢ゆめN5sense 1
夢 refers to a long-term dream or ambition, while 希望 covers both small wishes and general hopeful feelings.

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願ねがいN3
希望 is a more formal or abstract term for hope or aspiration, while 願い is a personal, heartfelt wish or request.
志し望ぼうN2
希望 is a general word for hope or wish about anything, while 志望 specifically names one's chosen school, job, or career path.
光こう明みょう
希望 is the everyday word for 'hope' or 'wish', while 光明 is a more literary term picturing hope as a ray of light breaking through darkness.
ホープ
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.
望のぞむN3
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.
念ねん願がんN1
希望 is a broad, everyday word for hope or aspiration, while 念願 implies a deep, long-held personal wish.
要よう望ぼうN1
希望 expresses a personal hope or wish, whereas 要望 is a more formal, outward-facing request or demand.
志し願がん
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.
憧あこがれN2
希望 is a more concrete, achievable 'hope', while 憧れ implies a stronger, sometimes romanticized admiration.

絶ぜつ望ぼうN2sense 1
絶望 means despair or the loss of all hope, the direct opposite of 希望.
諦あきらめN1
希望 means hope or aspiration, the direct opposite of 諦め, which is the feeling of giving up on hope.

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希き望ぼうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
冀き望ぼうUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize it but use 希望.

Compound of 希 (rare, hope) and 望 (hope, desire). Both kanji contribute the meaning of hoping or wishing for something.