望 Kanji for hope

N3–N2Grade 411 strokes

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

Kun: のぞ.む、もち
On: ボウ、モウ

望 is the Japanese kanji for hope, ambition, full moon, desire, aspire to, expect. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is のぞ.む、もち and its on reading is ボウ、モウ.

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Words with 望

望のぞむto desire, to want, to wish for
望のぞましいdesirable, hoped for, preferable
望のぞみwish, desire, hope
希き望ぼうhope, wish, aspiration
要よう望ぼうdemand for, request
展てん望ぼうview, outlook, prospect

Practice 望 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.