渇かつ望ぼう

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

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	渇かつ望ぼうする	渇かつ望ぼうしない
Polite	渇かつ望ぼうします	渇かつ望ぼうしません
Past polite	渇かつ望ぼうしました	渇かつ望ぼうしませんでした
Past	渇かつ望ぼうした	渇かつ望ぼうしなかった
Te-form	渇かつ望ぼうして	渇かつ望ぼうしないで
Desire	渇かつ望ぼうしたい	渇かつ望ぼうしたくない
Potential	渇かつ望ぼうできる	渇かつ望ぼうできない
Passive	渇かつ望ぼうされる	渇かつ望ぼうされない
Causative	渇かつ望ぼうさせる	渇かつ望ぼうさせない
Causative passive	渇かつ望ぼうさせられる	渇かつ望ぼうさせられない
Volitional	渇かつ望ぼうしよう
Polite volitional	渇かつ望ぼうしましょう
Imperative	渇かつ望ぼうしろ	渇かつ望ぼうするな
Conditional	渇かつ望ぼうすれば	渇かつ望ぼうしなければ
Tara conditional	渇かつ望ぼうしたら	渇かつ望ぼうしなかったら

Meanings

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

craving; longing; thirsting

A strong, often desperate desire for something, used in both concrete and abstract contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

彼かれは成せい功こうを渇かつ望ぼうしている。
He craves success.
自じ由ゆうへの渇かつ望ぼうが革かく命めいを起おこした。
The longing for freedom sparked the revolution.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉への渇かつ望ぼうa longing/craving for something
自じ由ゆうへの渇かつ望ぼうが国こく民みんの間あいだで高たかまっている。
A craving for freedom is growing among the people.
渇かつ望ぼうを満みたすto satisfy a craving
彼かれはついに知ち識しきへの渇かつ望ぼうを満みたすことができた。
He was finally able to satisfy his craving for knowledge.
渇かつ望ぼうに駆かられるto be driven by a craving
彼かの女じょは成せい功こうへの渇かつ望ぼうに駆かられて必ひっ死しに働はたらいた。
Driven by a craving for success, she worked desperately.

Kanji

渇thirst, dry up, parch
望ambition, full moon, hope

Related words· 6

欲よく望ぼうN1
欲望 is a general desire or appetite, often material or sensual, while 渇望 emphasizes a deep, urgent, almost physical longing.
憧あこがれN2
憧れ is a wistful yearning or admiration for something idealized or distant, whereas 渇望 is a more intense, desperate craving.
切せつ望ぼう
切望 expresses an earnest, strong wish for a concrete outcome, while 渇望 conveys a thirst-like desperation for what one lacks.
熱ねつ望ぼう
熱望 describes a fervent, hopeful eagerness for something to happen, while 渇望 implies suffering from its absence.

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渇かわき
渇望 expresses an intense, almost desperate craving, while 渇き can describe a milder or more general sense of longing.
飢うえるN2
渇望 is a noun/する-verb meaning to crave or thirst for something intensely, close in meaning to the metaphorical sense of 飢える but usable more broadly in writing.

Don't confuse with

枯こ渇かつ
渇望 (sharing the kanji 渇) means to crave or thirst for something, while 枯渇 means for a resource or supply to actually dry up or run out.

Word family

渇かつ望ぼう者しゃ
person who longs for something; desirer; luster

Etymology

Compound of 渇 (thirst) and 望 (hope, desire), literally 'thirsting hope'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys an intense, parched longing.