抱ほう負ふ

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Meanings

Refers to one's strong hopes, plans, or determination for the future, often stated publicly or at a turning point. Common in phrases like 抱負を語る or 新年の抱負.

新しん年ねんの抱ほう負ふを漢かん字じ一いち文も字じで表あらわしました。
I expressed my New Year's resolution with a single kanji.
彼かれは将しょう来らいの抱ほう負ふを熱あつく語かたった。
He spoke passionately about his aspirations for the future.

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Usage patterns

抱ほう負ふを語かたるto speak of one's aspirations
彼かれは今年ことしの抱ほう負ふを語かたった。
He spoke about his aspirations for this year.
新しん年ねんの抱ほう負ふNew Year's resolution
新しん年ねんの抱ほう負ふは毎まい日にち運うん動どうすることです。
My New Year's resolution is to exercise every day.
抱ほう負ふを胸むねに〈動どう詞し〉to do something with one's aspiration firmly in mind
彼かの女じょは将しょう来らいの抱ほう負ふを胸むねに、留りゅう学がくを決きめた。
She decided to study abroad, carrying her future aspirations in her heart.
〈事こと〉という抱ほう負ふを持もつto hold the aspiration of doing something
彼かれは世せ界かいで活かつ躍やくするという抱ほう負ふを持もっている。
He has the aspiration of making a mark on the world stage.

Kanji

抱embrace, hug, hold in arms
負defeat, negative, -

Related words

目もく標ひょうN3
目標 is a concrete goal or target one sets to achieve, while 抱負 is a broader personal aspiration or resolve often announced at a turning point.
志こころざしN1
志 emphasizes one's inner sense of purpose or calling, whereas 抱負 focuses on a stated plan or ambition for the near future.
決けつ意いN2
決意 stresses a firm decision or resolve to do something specific, while 抱負 is a hopeful vision of what one wants to accomplish.
野や望ぼう
野望 implies a strong, often selfish or grandiose ambition, whereas 抱負 is a positive, earnest hope or plan.

Don't confuse with

豊ほう富ふN3
抱負 (an aspiration or resolution) and 豊富 (abundant, plentiful) are pronounced identically but are completely unrelated in meaning.

Etymology

Composed of 抱 (embrace, hold) and 負 (bear, carry), suggesting something one holds in one's heart. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used to mean 'aspiration' since at least the early modern period.