Word details

高望み

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 高望み.

Dictionary

Entry

高望みかのぞみNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #31837
1

aiming too high

Examples
高望みをするとかえって損をする。
You may go farther and fare worse.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tall, high, expensive

10 strokesFrequency 65JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

たか.いたか-だかたか.まるたか.める

Nanori

じょいはか

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

11 strokesFrequency 470JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ボウモウ

Kun

のぞ.むもち

Nanori

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