願がん望ぼう
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. desire; wish; aspiration
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
がんぼう
Used in vocabulary
変へん身しん願がん望ぼう
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
Noun
願がん望ぼう充じゅう足そく
wish fulfillment; wish fulfilment
Noun
結けっ婚こん願がん望ぼう
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
Noun
自じ殺さつ願がん望ぼう
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
Noun
Examples5
His desire is to go into business.
Human beings usually have two basic desires: to get away from pain and to arrive at pleasure.
Young girls' desire for slim figures is strong.
She has a great wish to travel around the world.
My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.