希 — kanji meaning “hope”
希
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
- Meanings
- hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)、ケ (ke)
- Kun'yomi
- まれ、こいねが.う
- Name readings
- のぞ、のぞみ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #896 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 50
- Chinese reading
- xī — Chinese character page
Words with 希
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 希望 | きぼう kibou | hope; wish; aspiration |
| 希少 | きしょう kishou | scarce; rare |
| 希薄 | きはく kihaku | thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute |
| 希求 | ききゅう kikyuu | longing; strong desire; aspiration |
| 古希 | こき koki | 70th birthday |
| 希釈 | きしゃく kishaku | dilution |
| 希有 | けう keu | rare; uncommon |
| 希世 | きせい kisei | rare; uncommon |
| 希土類 | きどるい kidorui | rare earth |
| 希塩酸 | きえんさん kiensan | dilute hydrochloric acid |
| 希う | こいねがう koinegau | to beg; to request; to beseech |
| 希望的 | きぼうてき kibouteki | wishful |
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