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Shirimono
Kanji

Meaning: hope

Other meanings: desire, wish, aspire, ambition, look out, full moon

Kun'yomi: のぞ

On'yomi: ぼう、もう

Example sentences

  • まどからうみのぞんだ

    mado kara umi wo <b>nozonda</b>.

    I <b>looked out at</b> the sea from the window.

  • かのじょごうかくのぞんでいる

    kanojo wa goukaku wo <b>nozonde iru</b>.

    She is <b>hoping</b> to pass.

  • ぼうってまえすすもう。

    <b>kibou</b> wo motte mae ni susumou.

    Let's move forward with <b>hope</b>.

  • しつぼうしないでください。

    <b>shitsubou</b> shinaide kudasai.

    Please don't be <b>disappointed</b>.

Practice exercises

  • reading

    Answer: ぼう / もう / のぞ

  • meaning

    Answer: hope / wish / desire

  • reading

    Answer: しぼう

  • reading

    望む

    Answer: のぞむ

  • reading

    Answer: きぼう

  • reading

    しつ

    Answer: しつぼう