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Chinese
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to hope; rare; infrequent
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hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
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trad. (希望)
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希
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望
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simp. #(希望)
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希
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望
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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希
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望
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望
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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Initial (聲)
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曉 (32)
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明 (4)
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明 (4)
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Final (韻)
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微 (20)
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陽 (106)
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陽 (106)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Closed
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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香衣切
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武方切
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巫放切
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Baxter
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xj+j
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mjang
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mjangH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/hɨi/
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/mʉɐŋ/
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/mʉɐŋH/
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Pan Wuyun
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/hɨi/
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/mʷiɐŋ/
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/mʷiɐŋH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/xiəi/
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/miuɑŋ/
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/miuɑŋH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/hɨj/
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/muaŋ/
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/muaŋH/
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Li Rong
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/xiəi/
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/miuaŋ/
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/miuaŋH/
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Wang Li
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/xĭəi/
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/mĭwaŋ/
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/mĭwaŋH/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/xe̯i/
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/miwaŋ/
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/miwaŋH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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xī
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wáng
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wàng
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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hei1
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mong4
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mong6
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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希
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望
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望
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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xī
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wàng
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wàng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ xjɨj ›
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‹ mjang ›
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‹ mjangH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰəj/
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/*maŋ/
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/*maŋ-s/
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English
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thin, sparse
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look at from a distance
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look at from a distance
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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希
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望
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望
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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13250
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12667
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12686
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Phonetic component
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希
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亡
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亡
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Rime group
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微
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陽
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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希
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亡
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妄
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Old Chinese
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/*hlɯl/
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/*maŋ/
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/*maŋs/
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Noun
希望
- hope; wish (feeling of desire for something to happen)
- 希望工程 ― xīwàng gōngchéng ― Project Hope
所有的希望都破滅了。 [MSC, trad.]
所有的希望都破灭了。 [MSC, simp.]- Suǒyǒu de xīwàng dōu pòmiè le.
- All hope was lost.
- hope (a person or thing that may help someone)
你是我唯一的希望。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Nǐ shì wǒ wéiyī de xīwàng.
- You are my only hope.
我看不到希望,找不到出路。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Wǒ kàn bù dào xīwàng, zhǎo bù dào chūlù.
- I can't see any hope — and I can't find a way out.
Synonyms
- 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
- 心願/心愿 (xīnyuàn)
- 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
- 志願/志愿 (zhìyuàn)
- 想兒/想儿 (xiǎngr) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 意願/意愿 (yìyuàn)
- 慾望/欲望 (yùwàng)
- 指望 (zhǐwàng)
- 期冀 (qījì) (literary)
- 期望 (qīwàng)
- 祈願/祈愿 (qíyuàn)
- 願/愿 (yuàn)
- 願望/愿望 (yuànwàng)
Verb
希望
- to hope; to wish
希望你明天能來。 [MSC, trad.]
希望你明天能来。 [MSC, simp.]- Xīwàng nǐ míngtiān néng lái.
- I hope you can come tomorrow.
希望沒有讓您等太久。 [MSC, trad.]
希望没有让您等太久。 [MSC, simp.]- Xīwàng méiyǒu ràng nín děng tài jiǔ.
- I hope I didn't make you wait too long.
希望你一切都好。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Xīwàng nǐ yīqiè dōu hǎo.
- Wish you all the best.
希望你能早點好。 [MSC, trad.]
希望你能早点好。 [MSC, simp.]- Xīwàng nǐ néng zǎodiǎn hǎo.
- Get well soon.
她希望能夠在學術史上留名。 [MSC, trad.]
她希望能够在学术史上留名。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā xīwàng nénggòu zài xuéshùshǐ shàng liúmíng.
- She hopes to be able to make a name for herself in the history of scholarship.
- (literary) to look up
- (literary) to cater to
Synonyms
- 企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
- 企望 (qǐwàng)
- 企盼 (qǐpàn)
- 冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
- 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
- 夢想/梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
- 寄望 (jìwàng)
- 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
- 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
- 幸 (xìng) (literary)
- 引領/引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
- 思 (literary, or in compounds)
- 想望 (xion2 von3) (Jin)
- 承望 (chéngwàng)
- 指望 (zhǐwàng)
- 期冀 (qījì) (literary)
- 期待 (qīdài)
- 期望 (qīwàng)
- 渴望 (kěwàng)
- 盼 (pàn)
- 盼望 (pànwàng)
- 願/愿 (yuàn)
- 願意/愿意 (yuànyì)
- 鵠望/鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
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冀望 (rare)
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Pronunciation
Noun
希望 • (kibō) ←きばう (kibau)?
- hope (expectations)
- 希望を失う ― kibō o ushinau ― to lose hope
- 希望を与える ― kibō o ataeru ― to give someone hope
- wish; hope; desire
- Synonyms: 願い (negai), 望み (nozomi)
- 希望が叶う ― kibō ga kanau ― a wish comes true
- (with ordinals (第)) that which one hopes for
- 第一希望の大学
- dai-ichi kibō no daigaku
- first choice for university
Verb
希望する • (kibō suru) ←きばう (kibau)?transitive suru (stem 希望し (kibō shi), past 希望した (kibō shita))
- to wish for; to hope for
- 参加を希望します。
- Sanka o kibō shimasu.
- I hope for your participation.
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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希望し
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きぼうし
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kibō shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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希望し
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きぼうし
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kibō shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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希望する
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きぼうする
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kibō suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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希望する
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きぼうする
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kibō suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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希望すれ
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きぼうすれ
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kibō sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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希望せよ¹ 希望しろ²
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きぼうせよ¹ きぼうしろ²
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kibō seyo¹ kibō shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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希望される
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きぼうされる
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kibō sareru
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Causative
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希望させる 希望さす
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きぼうさせる きぼうさす
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kibō saseru kibō sasu
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Potential
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希望できる
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きぼうできる
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kibō dekiru
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Volitional
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希望しよう
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きぼうしよう
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kibō shiyō
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Negative
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希望しない
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きぼうしない
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kibō shinai
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Negative continuative
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希望せず
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きぼうせず
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kibō sezu
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Formal
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希望します
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きぼうします
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kibō shimasu
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Perfective
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希望した
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きぼうした
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kibō shita
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Conjunctive
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希望して
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きぼうして
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kibō shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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希望すれば
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きぼうすれば
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kibō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Etymology 2
Various nanori and irregular readings.
Proper noun
希望 or 希望 or 希望 or 希望 or 希望 or 希望 or 希望 • (Kibō or Kimi or Kirari or Narumi or Nozomi or Nono or Yume)
- a female given name
希望 • (Nozomu)
- a male given name
Korean
Noun
希望 • (huimang) (hangeul 희망)
- hanja form? of 희망 (“hope”)
Vietnamese
Noun
希望
- chữ Hán form of hi vọng (“hope”).
Verb
希望
- chữ Hán form of hi vọng (“to hope”).