Skip to content
KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小411 strokesRadical 月#470 in newspapers

望 · ambition, full moon

望 is a kanji meaning ambition, full moon, hope, desire. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ボウbō
  • モウmō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • のぞむnozomu
  • もちmochi

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 望 · 13 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 望
WordReadingMeaningLevel
失望しつぼうdisappointment, despairN3
希望きぼうhope, wish, aspirationN3
望みのぞみwish, desire, (a) hopeN3
望むのぞむto desire, to wish for; to viewN3
志望しぼうwish, desire, ambitionN3
望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescopeN2
Show all 13 words
More words that use 望
WordReadingMeaningLevel
望ましいのぞましいdesirable, hoped forN1
展望てんぼうview, outlook, prospectN1
待望たいぼうlong-expected, waitingN1
待ち望むまちのぞむto look anxiously for, to wait eagerly forN1
有望ゆうぼうgood prospects, full of hope, promisingN1
要望ようぼうdemand for, requestN1
欲望よくぼうdesire, appetiteN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

1234567891011
11 strokes
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11