希
Hope
Meanings
Hope, Beg, Request, Pray, Beseech, Greece, Dilute (acid), Rare, Few, Phenomenal
On'yomi
き、 け
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
まれ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
希 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
希 (Hope) is taught on WaniKani at level 14 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #896 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
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