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望

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ボウ
  • モウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • のぞ.む
  • もち
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#714
School Grade
Grade 4
Radical
月#74 · moon

Components

Common Words

  • 望みのぞみNounwish, desire, hope
  • 望むのぞむGodanto desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for
  • 望月もちづきNounfull moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
  • 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうNountelescope
  • 望ましいのぞましいi-Adj.desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable
  • 渇望かつぼうNouncraving, longing, thirsting
  • 希望きぼうNounhope, wish, aspiration
  • 志望しぼうNounwish, desire, ambition, choice

Practice in Kanjiru

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