How do you read 抱負?

抱負 is read ほうふ (houfu), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 抱負?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How is 抱負 used in a sentence?

新年の抱負を紙に書きました。 — I wrote my New Year's resolutions on paper.

How do you write 抱負 in romaji?

抱負 is written houfu in romaji, also spelled hofu.

What kanji are in 抱負?

抱 (Embrace, Hug); 負 (Defeat, Negative).

抱負ほうふ

ほうふ · houfu (also spelled hofu)

noun

Aspiration, ambition, plan, hopes, wishes

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Heiban

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Example sentences

新年の抱負を紙に書きました。

しんねんのほうふをかみにかきました。

I wrote my New Year's resolutions on paper.

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新年の抱負を語り合った。

しんねんのほうふをかたりあった。

We talked about our New Year's resolutions.

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新年の抱負を紙に書いて、机の上に貼ることにした。

しんねんのほうふをかみにかいて、つくえのうえにはることにした。

I decided to write my New Year's resolutions on paper and stick them on my desk.

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新年の抱負を紙に書いて、壁に貼った。

しんねんのほうふをかみにかいて、かべにはった。

I wrote my New Year's resolutions on paper and stuck them on the wall.

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Kanji in this word

抱Embrace, Hug, Hold In Arms 音ほう訓だ.く・いだ.く JLPT N3 · 8 strokes 負Defeat, Negative, - 音ふ訓ま.ける・ま.かす JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

抱くいだくto hold (v.t.) (written expression), to embrace, to harbor 介抱かいほうnursing, looking after 辛抱しんぼうpatience, endurance 抱えるかかえるto hold or carry under or in the arms 抱っこだっこ(child’s) hug 負うおうto bear, to owe 負けまけdefeat, loss 負債ふさいdebt, liabilities

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What does 抱負 mean?

Aspiration, ambition, plan, hopes, wishes.

How do you pronounce 抱負?

ほうふ (houfu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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