望
ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
Grade Level
Grade 4
Stroke Count
11 strokes
Radical
月部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ボウ, モウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
のぞむ, もち
Nanori (Name Reading)
のぞみ, のぞむ, み, もち
Common Readings
ボウ, モウ, のぞ…む
Example Vocabulary
望む
のぞむ
to wish for, to hope for
希望
きぼう
hope, wish, aspiration
絶望
ぜつぼう
despair, hopelessness
望み
のぞみ
hope, wish, desire
欲望
よくぼう
desire, greed, appetite
絶望的
ぜつぼうてき
hopeless, desperate
失望
しつぼう
disappointment, despair
要望
ようぼう
demand, request
願望
がんぼう
desire, wish, aspiration
望むところ
のぞむところ
just what one wants, exactly what one hopes for
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