嘱望

しょくぼう

Also written 属望, 矚望

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on (oft. as 将来を嘱望される)

Kanji

• 嘱 commission. Read as ショク.
• 望 hope. Read as ボウ.

Example sentences

• 彼は教師になることを嘱望している。
  He aspires to become a teacher.

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