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望

ambition
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingボウ、モウ
Kun readingのぞ.む、もち
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. ambitionRtK
  2. full moon
  3. hope
    彼は弁護士になれるという希望に執着していた。He clung to the hope that he could be a lawyer.tatoeba
  4. desire
  5. aspire to
  6. expect
  1. to desire
  2. to want
  3. to wish for
  4. to hope for
  5. to expect (of someone)

Popular Usage

希望失望

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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deceased · perish · top hat (亠) · fishhook · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 528

Compound words

希望きぼう
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
失望しつぼう
disappointment; despair
絶望ぜつぼう
despair; hopelessness
望むのぞむ
to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for; to expect (of someone)
望ましいのぞましい
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
希望するきぼうする
hope
渇望かつぼう
craving; longing; thirsting
志望しぼう
wish; desire; ambition; choice
嘱望しょくぼう
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
切望せつぼう
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
待望たいぼう
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
眺望ちょうぼう
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
展望てんぼう
view; outlook; prospect
望みのぞみ
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation
望月もちづき
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
野望やぼう
ambition; aspiration
有望ゆうぼう
promising; hopeful; full of promise
要望ようぼう
demand for; request
欲望よくぼう
desire; appetite; lust
願望がんぼう
desire; wish; aspiration
望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう
telescope
待ち望むまちのぞむ
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
遠望えんぼう
vista
朔望さくぼう
first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)

Additional Examples

彼は封筒を開けてみたが失望しただけであった。
He opened the envelope only to be disappointed.tatoeba
彼は非常に悲観的で希望を持っていない。
He is extremely pessimistic and has no aspirations.tatoeba
彼は彼女のたよりを待ち望んでいる。
He is anxious for her news.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 望

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