希
希

hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal

7 strokesFrequency 896JLPT N2Grade 4

On

キケ

Kun

まれこいねが.う

Nanori

のぞのぞみ

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Common Words

希望きぼう冀望NounFreq #1086
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

hope; wish; aspiration

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.
2

(bright) prospects; expectation

まれ稀希～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #7003
1

rare; seldom

Examples
チャンスというものはいずれにしても、まれにしかない。
Chances come rarely in any case.
希少稀少きしょうNoun～な Adj.Freq #12526
1

scarce; rare

Examples
古代において塩は希少で貴重な商品であった。
Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
希望者きぼうしゃNounFreq #15008
1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

Examples
そのクラブの入会希望者が多い。
Admission to the club is eagerly sought.
希薄稀薄きはくNoun～な Adj.Freq #16907
1

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

Examples
高く登るにつれて、空気は希薄になる。
As you go up higher, the air becomes thinner.
2

lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient; tenuous (link)

希稀きFreq #19181
1

Prefix; Chemistry

dilute

2

Prefix

rare

3

希 only; Abbreviation; Common noun

Greece

希有稀有けうきゆうNoun～な Adj.Freq #23430
1

rare; uncommon

希代稀代きたいきだいNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #24114
1

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

希望的観測きぼうてきかんそくNounFreq #24618
1

wishful thinking

希望の光きぼうのひかりNounExpressionFreq #25972
1

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

Examples
彼の前途には一筋の希望の光もなかった。
There was not a ray of hope before him.
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