희망

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 希望, from 希 (“hoping”) + 望 (“hoping”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çima̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [히망]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huimang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huimang
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭimang
Yale Romanization?	huymang

Noun

희망 • (huimang) (hanja 希望)

1. hope, wish

Synonyms

• 소망 (所望, somang, “a wish”)
• 욕망 (慾望/欲望, yongmang, “a desire”)
• 열망 (熱望, yeolmang, “an aspiration”)

Antonyms

• 절망 (絕望, jeolmang, “despair”)

Derived terms

• Verb: 희망하다 (huimanghada, “to hope, wish”)