希き望ぼうに沿そう

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-u)

meet expectations; satisfy requirements; comply with wishes

Used when an action, plan, or outcome aligns with someone's hopes or demands. Often appears in business or formal contexts.

お客きゃく様さまの希き望ぼうに沿そうよう、最さい善ぜんを尽つくします。
We will do our best to meet the customer's expectations.
彼かれの

提てい

案あん

は

私わたし

たち

の

希き

望ぼう

に

沿そ

っ

て

いる

。

His proposal meets our wishes.

Written forms

希き望ぼうに沿そう
Standard kanji spelling using 沿う, which conveys 'along with' or 'in line with'.
希き望ぼうに添そう
Alternate kanji spelling using 添う, which can also mean 'to accompany' or 'to meet'.
希き望ぼうにそう
Kana spelling; common in everyday writing when the kanji nuance is not needed.

Kanji

希hope, beg, request
望ambition, full moon, hope
添annexed, accompany, marry
沿run alongside, follow along, run along

Similar words

期き待たいに応こたえる
期待に応える focuses on living up to expectations or hopes, often with a sense of personal effort, while 希望に沿う is more about aligning with specific requests or requirements.
要よう望ぼうに応こたえる
要望に応える means to respond to or fulfill a request, whereas 希望に沿う emphasizes acting in accordance with someone's wishes or specifications.

Etymology

Compound of 希望 (hope, wish) + に (particle) + 沿う (to run along, to follow). The verb 沿う originally means 'to go along (a road, etc.)', and by extension 'to be in line with'.