漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 411 strokesRadical
On
ボウ・モウ
Kun
のぞ(む)
Meaning
hope, wish, gaze afar

Origin

ORIGIN

A semantic compound. It shows a person standing on tiptoe gazing at the distant moon 月. To look far → to hope, to wish.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ボウ望郷・希望・人望
モウ所望・大望・本望

「大望」は,「タイボウ」とも。

のぞむ望む・望み・望ましい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 希望きぼう

    hope

  • 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう

    telescope

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

大きな夢を持って、希望を失わない。

Hold a big dream and never lose hope.

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