望 – JLPT N3 Kanji, Kanji for ambition, aspire to, desire, expect, full moon

望

Strokes: 11

Meanings: ambition, aspire to, desire, expect, full moon, hope
Onyomi: ボウ
Kunyomi: のぞ.む , もち
Name Readings: み, も
JLPT: N3
Grade: 4
Frequency: -
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Story

望 is made from 月 (moon) and 亡 (gone) on top, with the bottom part 亡 suggesting looking into the distance. In ancient imagery, people would look at the moon or horizon, hoping and longing for something far away. This act of looking carefully and hoping developed into the meaning of desire, hope, or wishing for something. From this idea, 望 came to mean hope, wish, or to look forward to something.

Short Story

望 shows looking far into the distance, symbolizing hope or desire.

Mnemonic

Picture standing under the moon, gazing into the distance, wishing for your dreams to come true. That hopeful gaze is 望.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
望	もち	full moon	Noun
望遠鏡	ぼうえんきょう	telescope	common JLPT-N2 Noun
望む	のぞむ	to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for	common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
望み	のぞみ	wish, desire, hope	common JLPT-N3 Noun
望ましい	のぞましい	desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable	common JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi)
望み通り	のぞみどおり	as one had hoped, as one wishes	Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
望月	もちづき	full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)	common Noun
望郷	ぼうきょう	homesickness, nostalgia	Noun
望遠	ぼうえん	seeing at a distance	Noun
望外	ぼうがい	unexpected (joy, success, etc.), unanticipated, beyond what one hoped, beyond one's expectations	Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

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Example Sentences

Example #1

将来の夢を望んでいます。

しょうらいのゆめをのぞんでいます

Shourai no yume o nozonde imasu

I hope for my future dreams.

Example #2

平和を望みます。

へいわをのぞみます

Heiwa o nozomimasu

I hope for peace.

Example #3

成功を望んで努力します。

せいこうをのぞんでどりょくします

Seikou o nozonde doryoku shimasu

I work hard hoping for success.

Example #4

彼は幸せを望んでいます。

かれはしあわせをのぞんでいます

Kare wa shiawase o nozonde imasu

He hopes to be happy.

Example #5

望んだ結果が出ました。

のぞんだけっかがでました

Nozonda kekka ga demashita

The desired result came out.

Example #6

皆の成功を望みます。

みんなのせいこうをのぞみます

Minna no seikou o nozomimasu

I hope for everyone's success.

Example #7

望みを捨てないでください。

のぞみをすてないでください

Nozomi o sutenai de kudasai

Please don’t give up hope.

Example #8

健康を望んでいます。

けんこうをのぞんでいます

Kenkou o nozonde imasu

I hope for good health.

Example #9

望んだ場所に行けました。

のぞんだばしょにいけました

Nozonda basho ni ikemashita

I could go to the place I wished for.

Example #10

彼女は平和を望んでいます。

かのじょはへいわをのぞんでいます

Kanojo wa heiwa o nozonde imasu

She hopes for peace.

Example #11

望み通りの結果です。

のぞみどおりのけっかです

Nozomidouri no kekka desu

The result is as I hoped.

Example #12

皆の幸せを望みます。

みんなのしあわせをのぞみます

Minna no shiawase o nozomimasu

I hope for everyone’s happiness.

Example #13

望む未来を作りましょう。

のぞむみらいをつくりましょう

Nozomu mirai o tsukurimashou

Let’s create the future we hope for.

Example #14

成功を望むなら努力が必要です。

せいこうをのぞむならどりょくがひつようです

Seikou o nozomu nara doryoku ga hitsuyou desu

If you hope for success, effort is necessary.

Example #15

望みはまだあります。

のぞみはまだあります

Nozomi wa mada arimasu

There is still hope.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 望

JLPT: n3

Strokes: 11

Grade: 4

Unicode: 671B

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