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望

Kanji meanings and readings

望

N3

ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect

On reading
ボウ、モウ
Kun reading
のぞ.む、もち
Radical
月
Illustration of 失望

失望

N3

しつぼう

disappointment; despair

Illustration of 展望

展望

N1

てんぼう

view; outlook; prospect

Illustration of 希望

希望

N3

きぼう

hope; wish; aspiration

Illustration of 待ち望む

待ち望む

N1

まちのぞむ

to look anxiously for; to wait eagerly for

Illustration of 待望

待望

N1

たいぼう

expectant waiting

Illustration of 志望

志望

N1

しぼう

wish; desire; ambition

Illustration of 有望

有望

N1

ゆうぼう

good prospects; full of hope; promising

Illustration of 望ましい

望ましい

N1

のぞましい

desirable; hoped for

Illustration of 望み

望み

N3

のぞみ

wish; desire; (a) hope

Illustration of 望む

望む

N3

のぞむ

to desire; to wish for; to see; to command (a view of)

Illustration of 望遠鏡

望遠鏡

N2

ぼうえんきょう

telescope

Illustration of 欲望

欲望

N1

よくぼう

desire; appetite

Illustration of 絶望

絶望

N1

ぜつぼう

despair; hopelessness

Illustration of 要望

要望

N1

ようぼう

demand for; request