ほしい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
And, because I like it, I want it.
Adjective (い)
Aux. adjective
Usually written in kana
2. I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
after the -te form of a verb
I want you to understand my pain.
Pitch accent
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Top 400
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
Examples (200 in total)
You wanted this, didn't you?
Do you want children?
I want some water.