望み通り

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
のぞ
Grade: 4
とお > どお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

望み (nozomi, to wish; to expect someone to do something) +‎ 通り (dōri, as; in accordance with)

Noun[edit]

(のぞ)(どお) (nozomidōri

  1. the way one wishes, the way one had hoped, as you wish

Usage notes[edit]

Used sometimes in formal contexts with the honorific prefix (​o-) or even with its hiragana reading , due in part to the complexity of the character.