せつぼう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
Kanji used
cut
hope
Pitch accent
つぼう
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Examples (8 in total)
She was anxious for help.
The Carthaginians longed for peace.
We are anxious for your success in the examination.
The boy is anxious for a new soccer ball.
He yearned for her to come home.
Whether happiness is the supreme value or not, it is earnestly desired by man.
Each of us has something in us that longs for a sense of oneness with others.
He was eager to return to school in September.