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希望

冀望

Reading

Kana: きぼう
Romaji: kibou
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Definition

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hope; wish; aspiration

Kanji

Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ
Meanings: hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
Readings: キ、 こいねが.う、 こいねが.わくは
Meanings: hope for, wish, Hebei province

Example Sentences

あまり希望(きぼう)がない。
➥There is not much hope.
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(かれ)時々(ときどき)希望(きぼう)(うしな)う。
➥He sometimes loses hope.
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(すこ)しは希望(きぼう)があるのか。
➥Is there any hope whatsoever?
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(いのち)ある(かぎ)希望(きぼう)あり。
➥While there is life, there is hope.
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また希望(きぼう)()てきた。
➥My hopes revived.
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昨日(きのう)(ゆめ)今日(きょう)希望(きぼう)
➥The dream of yesterday is the hope of today.
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