Memory phrase for the Kanji: 望


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Meaning

wish, hope, desire, gaze

Pronunciation

BŌ, MŌ
nozomu

Explanation

Top: death (coffin in cross section) and body /, below: king

Mnemonic

The dead body of the king goes with our wishes.

Radicals

deathPicture of a coffin in cross section view
body part, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
kingThe three spheres (heaven, earth and mankind) unite in the person of the king.
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Vocabulary

 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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