How to say 'Hope' in Japanese | 望み

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The Japanese word for Hope is 'Nozomi', written as 望み in Japanese.'Hope' in hiragana is のぞみ.

word

望み

Meaning

Hope

Reading

のぞみ

nozomi

Kanji

望Hope, Ambition

Explanation

The Japanese noun '望み (のぞみ)' means 'hope'. It refers to a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. This word is often used in contexts where someone is expressing their aspirations or desires for the future. For example: I have hope for the future「未来に望みがある」(みらいにのぞみがある). She lost all hope「彼女はすべての望みを失った」(かのじょはすべてののぞみをうしなった). It can also be used in a more general sense to describe a wish or a desire, such as in the phrase '望みを叶える (のぞみをかなえる)', which means 'to fulfill a wish'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6662

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 望み

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

望

Meaning

Hope, Ambition

Hiragana in the Word 望み

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

み

Reading

Words Related to 望み Through the Kanji 望

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 望 as well.

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望む

Meaning

Desire, Hope

word

希望

Meaning

Hope

word

失望

Meaning

Disappointment

word

欲望

Meaning

Desire

word

望ましい

Meaning

Desirable

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絶望

Meaning

Despair

word

願望

Meaning

Desire

word

展望

Meaning

View

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要望

Meaning

Request

word

有望

Meaning

Promising

word

待ち望む

Meaning

Eagerly await

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