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hope
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On reading
Kun readingまれこいねが.う

Meanings

  1. hopeRtK
  2. beg
  3. request
  4. pray
  5. beseech
  6. greece
  7. dilute (acid)
  8. rare
  1. wish
  2. aspiration
  3. (bright) prospects
  4. expectation

Popular Usage

希望

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

sheaf · linen · by one’s side · towel

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

Compound words

彼は弁護士になれるという望に執着していた。
He clung to the hope that he could be a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は非常に悲観的で望を持っていない。
He is extremely pessimistic and has no aspirations.tatoeba
彼は彼女と結婚できるという望を捨て切れなかった。
He was unable to completely give up on his hopes of marrying her.tatoeba
彼は多くの望と不安を抱いて結婚にふみきった。
He embarked on his marriage with many hopes and fears.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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