(せつぼう)

せつぼう
noun, verb (suru)
longing, yearning
1. longing, yearning, earnest desire
Intense desire or wish for something.
平和(へいわ)切望(せつぼう)する。
To earnestly desire peace.
(かれ)成功(せいこう)切望(せつぼう)している。
He yearns for success.
市民(しみん)切望(せつぼう)(こた)える。
To respond to the citizens' earnest wishes.
(なが)(あいだ)切望(せつぼう)していた(ゆめ)がやっと(かな)った。
The dream I had yearned for so long finally came true.
被災(ひさい)()人々(ひとびと)一日(いちにち)(はや)復興(ふっこう)切望(せつぼう)しており、全国(ぜんこく)から支援(しえん)(こえ)(あつ)まっている。
The people in the disaster-stricken area are desperately hoping for recovery as soon as possible, and voices of support are gathering from across the country.

切望(せつぼう) expresses an intense, earnest desire or yearning.

ETYMOLOGY:
(せつ) (keen/earnest) + (ぼう) (hope/wish)

USAGE:
Used with する to form 切望(せつぼう)する (to earnestly desire).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 平和(へいわ)切望(せつぼう)する: to yearn for peace
  • 成功(せいこう)切望(せつぼう)する: to desperately want success
  • 切望(せつぼう)(こた)える: to respond to earnest wishes

REGISTER:
Formal word often used in serious, official, or literary contexts.

COMPARISON:

  • 切望(せつぼう): earnest/desperate desire (strongest)
  • 熱望(ねつぼう): ardent desire (strong)
  • 希望(きぼう): hope, wish (neutral)
  • 願望(がんぼう): desire, aspiration