希

hope

Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingキ、ケ

Kun readingまれ、こいねが.う

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical巾clothComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

sheaf · linen · by one’s side · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1602

Compound words

希望きぼう

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

希少きしょう

希薄きはく

thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; sparse (population); rarefied

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 希

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step