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希望きぼう

Kana きぼう Romaji kibou

JLPT N3 Common word

Definitions

01noun · suru verb · transitive

02noun

(bright) prospects; expectation

Examples

これが彼のたった一つの希望であった。

This was his one and only hope.

Tatoeba #218841

あまり希望がない。

There is not much hope.

Tatoeba #230333

命ある限り希望あり。

While there is life, there is hope.

Tatoeba #80758

Other forms

冀望 (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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