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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 22

望 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

hope; look into the distance

On: ボウbou モウmou
Kun: のぞむnozomu もちmochi うらむuramu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

望11 strokes

How to write 望: stroke order

望 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

望 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 望 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 望

The parts 望 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

亡
die; be lost
月
month; moon
Radical
王 (玉)
king

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 22

球 ball; sphereOnキュウKunたま酒 alcohol; sakeOnシュKunさけ、さか君 you; honorific suffixOnクンKunきみ、ぎみ察 examine; observeOnサツKunあきらか、みる、しる望 hope; look into the distanceOnボウ、モウKunのぞむ、もち、うらむ婚 marriageOnコン単 single; simpleOnタン、ゼンKunひとえ、ひとつ押 push; pressOnオウKunおす、おさえる、おし割 divide; break; proportionOnカツKunわる、われる、わり限 limitOnゲンKunかぎる、かぎり、きり