“To hope for” in Japanese
Short answer
To hope for in Japanese is “望む” (nozomu). Full meaning: to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook.
Other ways to say “To hope for” in Japanese
期する
kisuru to fix (a time, date, etc.), to set; to expect, to hope for, to look forward to, to foresee, to anticipate; to resolve (to do), to decide upon, to prepare for, to promise, to pledge
期す
kisu to fix (a time, date, etc.), to set; to expect, to hope for, to look forward to, to foresee, to anticipate; to resolve (to do), to decide upon, to prepare for, to promise, to pledge
希む
nozomu to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
望める
nozomeru to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
のぞむ
nozomu to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
のぞめる
nozomeru to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
期すれ
kisure to fix (a time, date, etc.), to set; to expect, to hope for, to look forward to, to foresee, to anticipate; to resolve (to do), to decide upon, to prepare for, to promise, to pledge
希ま
nozoma to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
望め
nozome to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
望ん
nozon to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
希め
nozome to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to; to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
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