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望ましい (のぞましい): desirable, hoped for — Japanese vocabulary

望ましい is read のぞましい and means "desirable, hoped for". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

望ましい

Reading
のぞましい · nozomashii
Translation
desirable, hoped for
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
のぞましいが

Example

彼女はひとりでやるのが望ましい。

かのじょはひとりでやるのがのぞましい。

It is preferable that she do it alone.

Kanji in this word

  • 望 — hope, desire

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