希: Hope; Beg; RequestKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キ、ケ
- Kun'yomi
- まれ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 69 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キ・ケ)
- 希望きぼうhope; wish
- 希薄きはくthin (e.g. air); diluted
- 希少きしょうscarce; rare
- 古希こき70th birthday
- 希代きたいuncommon; rare
- 希望的きぼうてきwishful
- 希求ききゅうlonging; great desire
- ご希望の向きはごきぼうのむきはthose who want it
- メーカー希望価格メーカーきぼうかかくmanufacturer's recommended price
- 七十古希しちじゅうこきMen seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)); Few people live to be seventy
- 亡命希望者ぼうめいきぼうしゃasylum seeker
- 参加希望者さんかきぼうしゃthose interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
- 就職希望者しゅうしょくきぼうしゃapplicant for a job; job seeker
- 希ガスきガスnoble gas; inert gas
- 希ガス類きガスるいnoble gases; rare gases
- 希世きせいrare; uncommon
- 希代未聞きたいみもんunheard-of; unparalleled
- 希元素きげんそrare element
- 希図きとhopefully planning
- 希土きどrare earth
- 希土類きどるいrare earth
- 希土類元素きどるいげんそrare-earth element; rare-earth metal
- 希塩酸きえんさんdilute hydrochloric acid
- 希少価値きしょうかちscarcity value; rarity value
- 希少動物きしょうどうぶつrare animal
- 希少性きしょうせいscarcity; rarity
- 希少種きしょうしゅrare species
- 希少糖きしょうとうrare sugar
- 希少部位きしょうぶいexclusive cut (of meat); rare cut
- 希少金属きしょうきんぞくrare metal; minor metal
- 希書きしょrare book
- 希有けうrare; uncommon
- 希望にそうきぼうにそうto meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations
- 希望に沿うきぼうにそうto meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations
- 希望に添うきぼうにそうto meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations
- 希望の光きぼうのひかりray of hope; glimmer of hope
- 希望の党きぼうのとうKibō no Tō (Japanese political party); Party of Hope
- 希望の星きぼうのほしray of light; ray of hope
- 希望価格きぼうかかくasking price
- 希望的観測きぼうてきかんそくwishful thinking
- 希望者きぼうしゃapplicant; candidate
- 希望退職きぼうたいしょくvoluntary retirement
- 希死念慮きしねんりょsuicidal ideation; suicidal thoughts
- 希硝酸きしょうさんdilute nitric acid
- 希硫酸きりゅうさんdilute sulfuric acid; dilute sulphuric acid
- 希覯きこうrare
- 希酸きさんdilute acid
- 希釈きしゃくdilution
- 希釈液きしゃくえきdiluted solution
- 希釈熱きしゃくねつheat of dilution
Words that use a kun'yomi
- ごく希ごくまれextremely rare
- 希まれrare; seldom
Other readings
- 希臘ギリシャGreece
- 古代希臘こだいギリシャancient Greece
- 希うこいねがうto beg; to request
- 希わくはねがわくはI pray; I wish
- 希わくばねがわくばI pray; I wish
- 希伯来ヘブライHebrew
- 希望小売価格きぼうこうりかかくmanufacturer's suggested retail price; MSRP
- 希臘陸亀ギリシャりくがめEuropean tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
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