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“I hope” in Japanese

Short answer
だろう darou darou

I hope in Japanese is “だろう” (darou). Full meaning: seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that!.

Other ways to say “I hope” in Japanese

タロウ tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that! であろう dearou will, probably, may, I think, surely, I hope, I fear, it seems タロー tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that! 太郎 tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that! 大郎 tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that! 多朗 tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that! 田老 tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that! 太朗 tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that! 多郎 tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that!

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