希

hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare

7 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 896.

Readings

• キ (on reading): 希望 (きぼう) hope; 希 (き) dilute
• ケ (on reading): 希有 (けう) rare
• まれ (kun reading)
• こいねがう (kun reading): 希う (こいねがう) to beg

Components

• 乂
• 布
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 一 radical one
• 巾 radical cloth

Kanji containing 希

• 稀 rare
• 唏 lament
• 晞 dry out
• 欷 cry
• 鯑 yellow fish (herring) eggs (sushi)

Words using 希

• 希望 (きぼう) hope
• 希 (き) dilute
• 希少 (きしょう) scarce
• 希望者 (きぼうしゃ) applicant
• 希薄 (きはく) thin (air)
• 希有 (けう) rare
• 希う (こいねがう) to beg
• 希くは (こいねがわくは) I pray in earnest that

65 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists