望み|のぞみnozomi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwish; desire; hope
   あなたの望のぞみが実現じつげんするといいですね。↗

   I hope your wish will come true.
2. nounprospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
   あのチームは、あるとしても、まず優勝ゆうしょうの望のぞみはない。↗

   That team has little, if any, chance of winning.

• Synonym希望きぼうNeutralThe most general word; also covers ambitions for school or career. 「望み」 is more colloquial and can also refer to the chance of success.
• Synonym願いねがいNeutralA wish, but also a request or prayer, as in 「お願い」. 「望み」 focuses on the thing one expects to be realized.
• Synonym願がんNeutralCovers wishes and also requests or prayers, as in 「お願い」; 「望み」 stresses what one hopes will come true.
• Synonym願望がんぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a desire one wants to see fulfilled; 「望み」 is more everyday.
• Synonym念願ねんがんNeutralA wish cherished for years, as in 「念願の家」. 「望み」 is more general.
• Synonym期待きたいNeutralExpecting something good or pinning high hopes on someone; 「望み」 stresses one's own personal wish.
• Synonym夢ゆめNeutralA dream, with a romantic flavor; 「望み」 is more down-to-earth.
• Synonym希求ききゅうWrittenWritten word for earnest longing; in everyday speech say 「強く望む」.
• Synonym切望せつぼうWrittenWritten word for eager, earnest longing; 「望み」 is more everyday.
• Synonym熱望ねつぼうWrittenWritten word for ardent, burning desire; 「望み」 is more everyday.
• Synonym宿願しゅくがんWrittenWritten word for a long-cherished wish; in daily life say 「念願」.
• SynonymホープNeutralLoanword for a promising person, as in 「チームのホープ」. 「望み」 is the wish itself.
• Synonym欲望よくぼうNeutralA strong desire for something, as in 「自由への欲望」, often with selfish or physical overtones; 「望み」 is more neutral.
• Synonym欲求よっきゅうNeutralA want or need, often in psychological contexts. 「望み」 is a wish.
• Synonym欲よくNeutralGreed or craving, as in 「欲が深い」. 「望み」 is neutral.
• Synonym見込みみこみNeutralProspects or likelihood, as in 「合格の見込み」. 「望み」 can also be used to say whether the hope is faint or not.
• Synonym所望しょもうWrittenWritten word for requesting something you want, as in 「ご所望の品」. 「望み」 is broader.
• Related思いおもいNeutralA thought or wish held in the heart, as in 「思いが叶う」. 「望み」 stresses expectation of realization.
• Related意欲いよくNeutralThe drive or eagerness to do something, as in 「意欲的」. 「望み」 is a wish.
• Related志望しぼうNeutralOne's choice of school or career, as in 「志望校」. 「望み」 is broader.
• Related憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration for something; 「望み」 is a wish you want to fulfill.
• Related憧憬どうけいWrittenWritten word for yearning; in everyday speech say 「憧れ」.
• Antonym絶望ぜつぼうNeutralAntonym on the presence of hope: despair, the state of having no hope at all.
• Antonym諦めあきらめNeutralAntonym in attitude: giving up and resigning yourself instead of holding on to hope.

Use 「望み」 for a wish in one's heart and for the chance that something will succeed. For a formal tone pick 「希望」; for requests or prayers 「願い」; for a wish held for years 「念願」; for prospects and likelihood 「見込み」. The written compounds such as 「願望」 and 「切望」 suit formal prose, and 「絶望」 is the antonym.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 望のぞむ事柄ことがら。希望きぼう。願望がんぼう。
2. 将来しょうらいに期待きたいする見込みこみ。
3. 人望じんぼう、名望めいぼう。
4. ながめ、眺望ちょうぼう。