願望|がんぼうganbou[0]heiban (flat)
がんもうganmou
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdesire; wish; aspiration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 願望する（がんぼうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 願望します（がんぼうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 願望しない（がんぼうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 願望しません（がんぼうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 願望せず・願望せぬ（がんぼうせず・がんぼうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 願望した（がんぼうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 願望しました（がんぼうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 願望しなかった（がんぼうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 願望しませんでした（がんぼうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 願望して（がんぼうして） |
| Potential | 願望できる（がんぼうできる） |
| Passive | 願望される（がんぼうされる） |
| Causative | 願望させる（がんぼうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 願望させられる（がんぼうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 願望すれば（がんぼうすれば） |
| tara | 願望したら（がんぼうしたら） |
| Volitional | 願望しよう（がんぼうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 願望しましょう（がんぼうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 願望しろ（がんぼうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym希望きぼうNeutralBroadest term for hope or expectation, also bright prospects, as in 「希望を持つ」; 「願望」 is an inner wish to realize, often in compounds like 「結婚願望」.
- Synonym志望しぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to the career or school one aspires to, as in 「志望校」; 「願望」 is a general term for an inner wish.
- Synonym念願ねんがんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A wish cherished for years, as in 「念願の初優勝」; 「願望」 does not stress how long the wish has been held.
- Synonym希求ききゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Earnestly seeking or praying for grand goals like peace or happiness, as in 「平和を希求する」; 「願望」 is more general.
- Synonym切望せつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Earnest, eager longing; more intense and urgent than 「願望」.
- Synonym熱望ねつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Passionate, fervent longing; 「願望」 is calmer and more neutral in tone.
- Synonym宿願しゅくがんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A long-cherished wish held for years, as in 「宿願を果たす」; 「願望」 does not stress time.
- Synonym願うねがうNeutralA verb: to pray, wish, or ask something of someone, as in 「お願いします」; 「願望」 is a noun.
- Synonym願いねがいNeutralA wish or request, common in speech, as in 「願いが叶う」; 「願望」 is a written-style Sino-Japanese word.
- Synonym求めるもとめるNeutralA verb: to seek, request, or want to obtain, as in 「助けを求める」; 「願望」 is a noun.
- Synonym望みのぞみNeutralHope or prospect, as in 「望みが薄い」; 「願望」 is more written/formal in style.
- Synonym欲望よくぼうNeutralDesire beyond what one needs, with a tinge of greed or lust; 「願望」 is a neutral wish.
- Synonym欲よくNeutralGreed, selfish desire, or appetite, as in 「欲が深い」; 「願望」 is a neutral wish.
- Synonym願がんNeutralSame as 「願い」 above: a wish or request, also written 「願」; 「願望」 is a written-style word, often in compounds.
- Synonym所望しょもうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Wanting to obtain a specific item or requesting it by name, as in 「ご所望の品」; 「願望」 is about inner wishes.
- Synonym想望そうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Yearning, longing, or eager anticipation; 「願望」 is a wish one wants to realize.
- Related思いおもいNeutralThoughts, feelings, or longing in one's heart, as in 「思いを伝える」; 「願望」 is specifically a wish one wants to fulfill.
- Related欲求よっきゅうNeutralPhysical or psychological needs and drives, as in 「承認欲求」; 「願望」 is a conscious wish.
- Related望むのぞむNeutralA verb: to hope or wish for, or to look out over, as in 「平和を望む」; 「願望」 is a written-style noun.
- Related意欲いよくNeutralMotivation or eagerness to do something, as in 「学習意欲」; 「願望」 is a wish to be realized.
- Related欲するほっするWrittenWritten/formal verb meaning to want or crave, as in 「平和を欲する」; 「願望」 is a noun.
- Related念じるねんじるNeutralA verb: to pray silently or wish in one's heart for something to come true; 「願望」 is the content of the wish itself.
- Related要望ようぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A request or demand made to others, as in 「住民の要望」; 「願望」 stays an inner thought.
- Related憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration for an ideal, as in 「都会への憧れ」; 「願望」 is something one wants to achieve.
- Related期待きたいNeutralExpectation that things will turn out well, as in 「期待に応える」; 「願望」 is what you yourself want.
- Related志願しがんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Volunteering or applying of one's own will, as in 「志願兵」; 「願望」 is an inner wish.
- Related思慕しぼWrittenWritten/formal prose. Longing for or deep affection for a person, as in 「思慕の念」; 「願望」 is about things to achieve.
- Related念ずるねんずるWrittenWritten/formal verb: to pray silently or chant a sutra or Buddha's name in one's heart; 「願望」 is the wish's content.
Use 「願望」 for an inner wish you want to realize, often in compounds like 「変身願望」 and 「結婚願望」. For general hope pick 「希望」, for a heartfelt wish 「願い」, for a long-cherished wish 「念願」 or 「宿願」, for yearning 「憧れ」, and for desire or appetite 「欲望」.
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