希望
きぼう
hepburn kibou
hope, wish
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 将来の希望を先生に話しました。I told my teacher about my hopes for the future.
- 希望の大学に入りたいです。I want to get into the university I hope for.
Collocations
希望がある希望を持つ希望の仕事希望する希望を出す
Mnemonic
希望 kibou — 希 (to wish) + 望 (to hope, to wish). Both kanji mean "to wish" — the heart's wish for something to come true — hope. A noun and a suru-verb: 希望する (to hope for). 望 is the kanji of the verb 望む (nozomu, to wish).
Quick check
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