Meaning of 望む in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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望むJLPT 3
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Kana Readingのぞむ
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Romajinozomu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to desire
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to wish for; to expect
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to see; to command (a view of)
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Example Sentences
望む, のぞむ used in context
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そこで私たちを待っている幸福が、私たちが望むような幸福ではないかもしれない。
It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.
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会社に入ると、自分が望むと望まざるとにかかわらず、会社のために働かなくてはいけない。
Once you enter a company, you have to work for the company, whether you want to or not.
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会社に入ると、自分が望むと望まざるとにかかわらず、会社のために働かなくてはいけない。
Once you enter a company, you have to work for the company, whether you want to or not.
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ニュービジネスアイディアの開発は誰もが望む理想的なことだろう。
The development of a new business idea is no doubt the ideal that everybody wishes for.
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敵対企業を貶めたり、秘密情報を入手したりと、大企業に欠かせない存在であるため、ハイリスクながらハイリターンが望める仕事だ。
Causing competitors to fail, obtaining confidential information, something that big business just can't do without - high risk but at the same time high return work.
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It isn't clear which of them wanted that.
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Kanji found in this word
ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
On: ボウ, モウ
Kun: のぞ.む, もち
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