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望
Meanings
Ambition, Full Moon, Hope, Desire, Aspire To, Expect
Radicals
月
Decomposition
⿱⿰亡月王
Etymology
Ideographic: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation
Writing Practice
Stroke
0 / 11
Stroke Order
1
vertical
right-to-left
2
horizontal
bottom-to-top
3
curve
bottom-to-top
4
diagonal
top-to-bottom
5
hook
right-to-left
6
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
7
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
8
horizontal
bottom-to-top
9
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
10
horizontal
bottom-to-top
11
horizontal
bottom-to-top
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
ボウ
bou
モウ
mou
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
もち
mochi
のぞ
nozo
Words Using This Kanji
162 words total
Other
(2 words)