ほしい

欲 しい

Common word

  1. adjective (keiyoushi)

    wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for

    • 私は鉛筆をけずるナイフがほしい。
      I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.

  2. adjective (keiyoushi), auxiliary adjective

    I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
    after the -te form of a verb
    word usually written using kana alone

    • この書類をそれぞれ２部ずつコピーしてほしいんだが。
      I'd like two copies of each of these documents.