庶しょ幾き

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

desire; hope

Rare literary word for a strong wish or aspiration. In modern Japanese, 希望 or 願望 are far more common. May appear in formal or classical contexts.

• 彼かれは庶しょ幾きの念ねんを抱いだいて学がく問もんに励はげんだ。

  He devoted himself to his studies with a feeling of earnest desire.

• 古こ典てんでは「庶しょ幾きする」と使つかわれることがある。

  In classical texts, it is sometimes used as 庶幾する.