欲しい
ほしい
hoshii
JMdict entry #1547330
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adjective (keiyoushi)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
see: 欲しがる
- adjective (keiyoushi)auxiliary adjective word usually written using kana alone I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は入院した瞬間から、いつ家に戻れるか教えてほしいと主治医に尋ね、困らせ続けた。
kare ha nyuuin shi ta shunkan kara 、 itsu ya ni modoreru ka oshie te hoshii to shuji i ni tazune 、 komara se tsuduke ta 。
From the moment he arrived there, he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.
彼は読むための本がほしい。
kare ha yomu tame no hon ga hoshii 。
He wants a book to read.
彼は電動タイプライターが欲しかったが、友人は彼を説き伏せてワープロを買わせた。
kare ha dendou taipuraitaa ga hoshikaxtsu ta ga 、 yuujin ha kare wo tokifuse te waapuro wo kawa se ta 。
He wanted to buy an electric typewriter but his friend talked him into buying a word processor.
欲しいのはやまやまだが予算がない。
hoshii no ha yamayama da ga yosan ga nai 。
We'd really like one, but we just don't have the money.
彼は新しい車を欲しがっている。
kare ha atarashii kuruma wo hoshi gaxtsu te iru 。
He wants a new car.
彼は自転車をとても欲しがった。
kare ha jiten sha wo totemo hoshi gaxtsu ta 。
He was anxious for a bicycle.