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きぼう 希望
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 14 Wanikani level 16 Play audio Show 1 collocation Links
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. hope; wish; aspiration​
Noun
2. (bright) prospects; expectation​
Wikipedia definition
3. Hope​Hope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Despair is the opposite of hope. Hope is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing ing] forward to something with desire and reasonable confidence" or "feel[ing ing] that something desired may happen".
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Other forms
冀望 【きぼう】
Notes
冀望: Rarely-used kanji form.

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