のぞ
望
　
み
うす
薄

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. faint hopes, dim prospects, little hope, unlikely (to be successful).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
のぞ
望
　
み
うす
薄
 望み薄 のぞみうす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
dilute, thin, weak (tea)
うす.い　ハク　すすき (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
far and wide
フ　ハク　あまねし (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to state to, to announce
フ　ホ　しく
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)