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欲しい

ほしい

usually kana

Readings

ほしい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-iwanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
  2. 2.
    adj-i, aux-adjI want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

Kanji breakdown

欲
N411 strokesGrade 6

Example sentences

私は鉛筆をけずるナイフがほしい。

I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.

この書類をそれぞれ２部ずつコピーしてほしいんだが。

I'd like two copies of each of these documents.

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欲しいほしい

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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