What does 欲しい mean in Japanese?

欲しい (ほしい) means "to want" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 欲しい in a sentence?

新しいかばんが欲しいです。 (あたらしいかばんがほしいです。) — I want a new bag.

Kana: ほしい

to want

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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新しいかばんが欲しいです。

あたらしいかばんがほしいです。

I want a new bag.

What 欲しい means

欲しい (ほしい) is a Japanese word meaning “to want”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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するする to do; to make 見るみる to look; to watch; to read 聞くきく to listen 書くかく to write 読むよむ to read 行くいく to go 来るくる to come 買うかう to buy 住むすむ to live (somewhere) 座るすわる to sit 帰るかえる to return; to go home できるできる can; to know how

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