望(のぞ)み

のぞみ
noun
hope, wish, desire
emotion
1. hope, wish, desire
Something that one hopes for or aspires to; an expectation or aspiration.
望(のぞ)みを持(も)つ。
To have hope.
望(のぞ)みを捨(す)てないでください。
Please don't give up hope.
望(のぞ)みを捨(す)てる = to abandon hope
彼女(かのじょ)の望(のぞ)みは医者(いしゃ)になることだ。
Her wish is to become a doctor.
親(おや)の望(のぞ)み通(どお)りに生(い)きるのは難(むずか)しい。
It's hard to live the way your parents want.
望(のぞ)み通(どお)り = as one wishes
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)からの望(のぞ)みが、やっと叶(かな)った。
A wish I'd had since childhood finally came true.
2. prospects, chance
The possibility or likelihood of success.
望(のぞ)みはまだある。
There is still hope.
回復(かいふく)の望(のぞ)みは薄(うす)い。
The chances of recovery are slim.
望(のぞ)みが薄(うす)い = slim hopes/chances
合格(ごうかく)の望(のぞ)みはゼロではない。
The chance of passing isn't zero.
勝(か)つ望(のぞ)みがないと分(わ)かっていても、最後(さいご)まで戦(たたか)った。
Even knowing there was no chance of winning, they fought to the end.
天気(てんき)が良(よ)くなる望(のぞ)みは薄(うす)いが、試合(しあい)は予定(よてい)通(どお)り行(おこな)われる。
Although there's little hope of better weather, the match will be held as scheduled.

Usage: 望(のぞ)み is the noun form of 望(のぞ)む (to hope, to desire). It refers to hopes, wishes, and prospects.

Common patterns

Note: のぞみ is also the name of Japan's fastest Shinkansen (bullet train) service, symbolizing 'hope' for fast travel.

Similar words

Related Words

Related: 望(のぞ)む (verb: to hope)
Related: 希望(きぼう) (hope (formal))
Compare: 願(ねが)い (wish, request)
Compare: 夢(ゆめ) (dream)
Compare: 願望(がんぼう) (desire, wish)
Compare: 憧(あこが)れ (longing, yearning, admiration)
Compare: 願(ねが)い事(ごと) (wish)
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