Memory phrase for the Kanji: 望

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Top: death 亡 (coffin in cross section) and body 月/肉, below: king 王

The dead body of the king goes with our wishes.

亡	death	Picture of a coffin in cross section view
肉	body part, meat	The radical niku* is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but has the meaning 'body part'.*
王	king	The three 三 spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) unite in the person of the king.

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望む	のぞむ	to desire, to wish for
希望	きぼう	hope, wish, aspiration
志望	しぼう	wish, desire, ambition
望遠鏡	ぼうえんきょう	telescope
志望者	しぼうしゃ	candidate, applicant
待望	たいぼう	expectant waiting
失望	しつぼう	lost hope = disappointment, despair
展望	てんぼう	view, outlook, prospect
待ち望む	まちのぞむ	to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for

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