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希 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「巾」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「巾」
On
キき · ki
Kun
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Meaning
hope; rare; wish

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A cloth with a sparse crossed weave; means "rare," later also used for "hope."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキきki希望きぼう希少きしょう希薄きはく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 希望きぼう

    hope

  • 希少きしょう

    rare

More words with this kanji

  • 希薄きはく
  • 希冀きき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

明(あか)るい未来(みらい)を希望(きぼう)する。

I hope for a bright future.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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