希

ONき

KUNまれ

Meanings

hopewishrarescarce

How to remember

'Ki' — like a KEY to unlock your hopes and wishes.

The kanji 希 looks like a person with outstretched arms (the top strokes) and legs (the crossing strokes), standing on a cloth (巾) and looking up, full of hope for the future.

Vocabulary

希望きぼう

hope; wish

稀なまれな

rare; uncommon

希少きしょう

rarity; scarcity

稀にまれに

rarely; seldom

Related kanji

望願珍少夢