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Kanji dictionary: 希 (hope)
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希
Hope
This kanji has
7
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 4
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
On reading:
キ、ケ
ki, ke
Kun reading:
まれ
mare
Use examples
希望
きぼう
hope, desire, expectation, request ☆=望み(のぞみ)
~のような冒険家は希である
のようなぼうけんかは まれである
Adventurers such as ~ are rare.
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