noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. hope, wish, aspiration.

noun

  1. (bright) prospects, expectation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
希望 きぼう
冀望 きぼう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hope, beg, request
キ まれ ケ (4th, N2)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
linen, cloth, spread
フ ぬの し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
ambition, full moon, hope
ボウ のぞ.む もち (4th, N3)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)