“Hopeful” in Japanese
Short answer
Hopeful in Japanese is “頼もしい” (tanomoshii). Full meaning: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising.
Other ways to say “Hopeful” in Japanese
有望
yuubou promising, hopeful, full of promise
楽観的
rakkanteki optimistic, hopeful
頼しい
tanomoshii reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
頼母しい
tanomoshii reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
たのもしい
tanomoshii reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
ゆうぼう
yuubou promising, hopeful, full of promise
耳より
mimiyori welcome (news), inviting, encouraging, tempting, hopeful
たのもし
tanomoshi reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
頼し
tanomoshi reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
頼母し
tanomoshi reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
頼もし
tanomoshi reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring; hopeful, promising
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