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望

ambition
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingボウ、モウ
Kun readingのぞ.む、もち
JōyōGrade 4
  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

Radical月moonComponents

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
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
絶望ぜつぼう
despair; hopelessness
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
望むのぞむ
to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for; to expect (of someone)
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
望ましいのぞましい
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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