Meaning
Hope, wish, desire, look toward — Often used to express hopes and aspirations.
- 希望 — hope, wish
- 絶望 — despair
- 展望 — outlook, prospect
- 願望 — desire, wish
- 野望 — ambition
望 is a compound of 亡 (to perish), 王 (king), and 月 (moon/flesh). Together, they form the idea of “gazing far away” or “wishing for something beyond reach.”
彼は 大きな望みを抱いている。
He has big hopes.
希望を 持ち続けてください。
Keep holding on to hope.
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