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JLPT N312画 · 12 strokesradical

hope, wish, desire, expectation

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ボウ
  • モウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • のぞ.む
  • もち.
  • のぞみ

Meanings across languages

English
hope, wish, desire, expectation
Tiếng Việt
hy vọng, ao ước, mong mỏi
日本語
希望, 願望, 期待

Common compounds

  • 希望きぼうhope, wish
  • 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope
  • 予望よぼうexpectation, anticipation
  • 望みのぞみhope, wish, desire

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