JLPT N1 · い-adjective

望ましい (nozomashii)

望ましい (のぞましい, nozomashii) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “desirable; hoped for”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: のぞましい
Romaji: nozomashii
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable · い-adjective

Example sentences

その会合には出席されることが望ましい。

It is desirable that you should attend the meeting.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 望ましい

い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	望ましい	のぞましい nozomashii
Negative	望ましくない	のぞましくない nozomashikunai
Past	望ましかった	のぞましかった nozomashikatta
Negative past	望ましくなかった	のぞましくなかった nozomashikunakatta
Te-form	望ましくて	のぞましくて nozomashikute
Adverb (~ku)	望ましく	のぞましく nozomashiku
Conditional (~ba)	望ましければ	のぞましければ nozomashikereba

Kanji in 望ましい

望

ambition, full moon, hopeボウ・モウ・のぞ.む・もち · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 望ましい.

失望しつぼうdisappointment希望きぼうhope望みのぞみwish望むのぞむto desire志望しぼうwish望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope展望てんぼうview待望たいぼうwaiting expectantly有望ゆうぼうpromising要望ようぼうdemand for欲望よくぼうdesire待ち望むまちのぞむto wait eagerly for

Source: JMdict entry 1519610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.