切望|せつぼうsetsubou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveearnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 切望する（せつぼうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 切望します（せつぼうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 切望しない（せつぼうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 切望しません（せつぼうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 切望せず・切望せぬ（せつぼうせず・せつぼうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 切望した（せつぼうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 切望しました（せつぼうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 切望しなかった（せつぼうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 切望しませんでした（せつぼうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 切望して（せつぼうして） |
| Potential | 切望できる（せつぼうできる） |
| Passive | 切望される（せつぼうされる） |
| Causative | 切望させる（せつぼうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 切望させられる（せつぼうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 切望すれば（せつぼうすれば） |
| tara | 切望したら（せつぼうしたら） |
| Volitional | 切望しよう（せつぼうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 切望しましょう（せつぼうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 切望しろ（せつぼうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym熱望ねつぼうNeutralFervent, ardent hoping, as in 「熱望する」. Emphasizes passionate enthusiasm, while 「切望」 stresses earnest, urgent longing.
- Synonym渇望かつぼうWrittenCraving something as if starving or parched, e.g. 「平和を渇望」. Stronger in tone than 「切望」 and belongs to written/formal prose.
- Synonym願いねがいNeutralA wish, hope or request; very common in everyday use. Focuses on what is wished for, without stressing urgency.
- Synonym念願ねんがんNeutralA long-cherished wish, as in 「念願の優勝」 or 「念願がかなう」. 「切望」 stresses a pressing hope for right now.
- Synonym望みのぞみNeutralA hope or wish, also prospects for the future, as in 「望みがない」. A native Japanese word.
- Synonym願望がんぼうNeutralA wish or desire; neutral in tone and does not convey how urgent the wish is.
- Related憧れあこがれNeutralAdmiring yearning, as in 「都会への憧れ」. Centers on adoration of fine things one looks up to.
- Related欲求よっきゅうNeutralA desire or need; centers on inner needs, as in the psychological term 「欲求不満」.
- Related渇きかわきNeutralLiteral thirst, also a metaphor for craving as in 「愛の渇き」. A native Japanese word with a literary flavor.
- Related憧憬どうけいWrittenA written, Sino-Japanese equivalent of 「憧れ」; yearning or aspiration without any sense of urgency.
- Related思慕しぼWrittenYearning for and admiring someone; centers on feelings directed at a person. Written/formal prose.
- Related欲望よくぼうNeutralDesire or appetite, often with a negative shade of greed; stresses wanting to possess something.
- Related慕情ぼじょうWrittenFeelings of longing or tender affection; centers on loving and pining for a person. Written/formal prose.
- Related恋焦がれるこいこがれるNeutralTo pine bitterly for someone; stresses the anguish and torment of being in love.
- Related想望そうぼうWrittenLonging for someone and expectation; written/formal prose, and not often used.
- Antonym拒絶きょぜつNeutralAntonym: flatly turning something down, the opposite of earnestly hoping for it.
- Antonym忌避きひNeutralAntonym: shunning something out of dislike, the opposite of craving it.
Use 「切望」 for an earnest, pressing hope; it leans toward written style, as in 「早期解決を切望する」. For fervent, passionate hoping say 「熱望」; for craving something as if parched, 「渇望」; for a long-cherished wish, 「念願」; for admiring yearning, 「憧れ」. The antonym is 「拒絶」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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