Word Meaning 望み薄

のぞみうす nozomiusu

望み薄 is read as のぞみうす (nozomiusu) and means faint hopes.

Meaning

English

  1. faint hopes
  2. dim prospects
  3. little hope
  4. unlikely (to be successful)

Reading

Kana

のぞみうす

Romaji

nozomiusu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125153 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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軽薄

けいはく

frivolous

手薄

てうす

insufficient (stock, money, etc.)

希薄

きはく

lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.)

肉薄

にくはく

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.)

品薄

しなうす

shortage of stock

すすき

Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis)

気乗り薄

きのりうす

unenthusiastic

期待薄

きたいうす

not to be depended on

地薄

じうす

thin (fabric, cloth, paper)

望月

もちづき

full moon of the eighth lunar month

望み

のぞみ

prospect

望む

のぞむ

to expect (of someone)