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noeledefreitas5910
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Kibou

Postby noeledefreitas5910 » December 19th, 2011 7:35 am

Does anyone know what's the origin of the kanji "kibou" for 'hope' in English?
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Postby ericf » December 20th, 2011 12:57 am

希望（きぼう）

希　hope; beg; request; pray; beseech
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望　ambition; hope; desire; aspire to

Is that what you meant?
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Postby noeledefreitas5910 » December 20th, 2011 3:17 am

Thank you!
But, actually, no =/
That's the meaning of kibou, I wanted to know where the kanjis came from, I mean, the drawing and spell.
Do you know?
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