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JLPT N5 · Kana adjectives & expressions

ほしい

want

Stroke order of ほしい

3 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ほ · 4 strokesし · 1 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

HOSHII — 'hoshy': a hoe-she wants it, imagine her saying 'I want that!'

Parts: i-adjective; thing + が ほしい; for first person wants

The characters in ほしい

  • ほ ほ — ho (4 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

新しいくつがほしいです。

あたらしいくつがほしいです。

I want new shoes.

More words: Kana adjectives & expressions

いいgoodきれいpretty; cleanいろいろvariousだめno good; not allowedけっこうfine; enough; quiteおいしいdeliciousかわいいcuteつまらないboringうるさいnoisy; annoyingまずいbad-tastingすてきlovely; wonderfulちいさなsmall; littleおおきなbigへたunskillful; bad at

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