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要望

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📖 English Meaning

demand, expect, asking, wish, request, claim, want, quest

Pronunciation

Hiragana:

ようぼう

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Romaji:

youbou

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Character Meanings

要 necessary, essential; necessity

望 to look at, look forward; to hope, expect

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