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The kanji 望: meaning, readings and stroke order
望
- Meaning
- hope, look far
- On reading
- ボウ bou、モウ mou
- Kun reading
- のぞ（む） nozomu、のぞ（ましい） nozomashii
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 月 moon, month
- Level
- Level 4 · grade 4
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- mong muốn, nhìn xa (vọng)
- Japanese
- のぞむ。とおくを みる。
- Korean
- 바라다, 멀리 보다 (망)
- Chinese
- 希望、远望
Readings, words and example sentences
ボウ bou · on reading
望遠鏡
telescope
望遠鏡で 遠くの 島を 見ました。
I looked at a faraway island through a telescope.
モウ mou · on reading · less common
所望
asking for (polite word)
客が お茶を 所望しました。
The guest asked for some tea.
のぞ（む） nozomu · kun reading
望む
to hope for, to wish
世界の 平和を 望みます。
We wish for world peace.
のぞ（ましい） nozomashii · kun reading · less common
望ましい
best, the way it should be
早く 決めるのが 望ましいです。
It is best to decide soon.
Practise writing 望 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 望 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 4 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.