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“hope, wish, desire, expectation”
[no̞zo̞mʲi] · Japanese
01 / Meaning & origin
希 is a unisex given name documented in Japanese and Chinese. English Wiktionary records the meaning “hope, wish, desire, expectation”.
Separate records with matching spellings: 希 (Japanese)
Meaning: “hope, wish, desire, expectation”
From 望(のぞ)み (nozomi, “hope, wish, desire, expectation”), 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 望(のぞ)む (nozomu, “to hope, to wish, to desire, to expect”).
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03 / By the numbers
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04 / Through time
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Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party
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06 / Behind the facts
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