渇望|かつぼうkatsubou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcraving; longing; thirsting
    わが国くにの国民こくみんは独立どくりつを渇望かつぼうしている。↗
    Our people thirst for independence.
Conjugation
Dictionary form渇望する(かつぼうする)
Polite (masu)渇望します(かつぼうします)
Negative (nai)渇望しない(かつぼうしない)
polite (masen)渇望しません(かつぼうしません)
classical zu / nu渇望せず・渇望せぬ(かつぼうせず・かつぼうせぬ)
Past (ta)渇望した(かつぼうした)
polite (mashita)渇望しました(かつぼうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)渇望しなかった(かつぼうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)渇望しませんでした(かつぼうしませんでした)
Te form渇望して(かつぼうして)
Potential渇望できる(かつぼうできる)
Passive渇望される(かつぼうされる)
Causative渇望させる(かつぼうさせる)
Causative passive渇望させられる(かつぼうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)渇望すれば(かつぼうすれば)
tara渇望したら(かつぼうしたら)
Volitional渇望しよう(かつぼうしよう)
polite (mashou)渇望しましょう(かつぼうしましょう)
Imperative渇望しろ(かつぼうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym切望せつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Earnest, pleading hope with a nuance of expectation; it lacks the thirst-like urgency of 「渇望」.
  • Synonym熱望ねつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Fervent, intense hoping; close to 「渇望」 but more positive in tone.
  • Antonym嫌悪けんおWrittenWritten/formal prose. Dislike and rejection; the opposite of the craving that 「渇望」 expresses.

Use 「渇望」 for a thirst-like, urgent craving, as in 「自由を渇望する」; it belongs to written/formal prose. Choose 「切望」 for earnest hope with a nuance of expectation, 「熱望」 for fervent, positive hoping, and 「嫌悪」 for the opposite feeling.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 心こころから望のぞむこと。
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