Kanji

望

Meaning

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

Onyomi

  • bou (ボウ)
  • mou (モウ)

Kunyomi

  • nozomu (のぞむ)
  • mochi (もち)

Examples


hope
kibou

望み
hope
nozomi

ambition, aspiration
yabou

望む
to desire, to wish for
nozomu

confidence, popularity
shinbou

observation platform
tenboudai