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How to say 'Promising' in Japanese | 有望

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The Japanese word for Promising is 'Yuubou', written as 有望 in Japanese.'Promising' in hiragana is ゆうぼう.

    word

    有望

    Meaning

    Promising

    Reading

    ゆうぼう

    yuubou

    Kanji

    有Exist 望Hope, Ambition

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '有望 (ゆうぼう)' means 'promising'. It is used to describe something or someone that has a high potential for success or a bright future. This term is often used in contexts related to career prospects, business opportunities, or talent. For example: He is a promising young actor「彼は有望な若手俳優です」(かれはゆうぼうなわかてはいゆうです). This project seems promising「このプロジェクトは有望です」(このプロジェクトはゆうぼうです). The word can also be used to describe a promising future, as in '有望な未来 (ゆうぼうなみらい) (promising future)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    7069

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 有望

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    有

    Meaning

    Exist

  • kanji

    望

    Meaning

    Hope, Ambition

Words Related to 有望 Through the Kanji 有

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 有 as well.

  • word

    有る

    Meaning

    Exist

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    有り難う

    Meaning

    Thanks

  • word

    有効

    Meaning

    Effective

  • word

    有する

    Meaning

    Possess

  • word

    有りのまま

    Meaning

    As it is

  • word

    共有

    Meaning

    Sharing, Joint ownership

  • word

    有り難い

    Meaning

    Rare, Grateful

  • word

    有力

    Meaning

    Influential

  • word

    保有

    Meaning

    Possession

  • word

    有利

    Meaning

    Advantageous

  • word

    固有

    Meaning

    Inherent

  • word

    有

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    有能

    Meaning

    Capable

  • word

    有機

    Meaning

    Organic

  • word

    有益

    Meaning

    Beneficial

  • word

    有限

    Meaning

    Limited

  • word

    有り様

    Meaning

    State, Condition

  • word

    特有

    Meaning

    Unique

  • word

    有害

    Meaning

    Harmful

  • word

    有り

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有毒

    Meaning

    Poisonous

Words Related to 有望 Through the Kanji 望

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 望 as well.

  • word

    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

  • word

    絶望

    Meaning

    Despair

  • word

    願望

    Meaning

    Desire

  • word

    望み

    Meaning

    Hope

  • word

    展望

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    要望

    Meaning

    Request

  • word

    待ち望む

    Meaning

    Eagerly await

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