音読み: ボウ・モウ
訓読み: のぞむ
画数: 11
部首: つき（月）
Meaning
Hope / Wish / Desire / Look Toward
- Basic forms
- 望む — to wish for; to hope for; to desire / base form
- 望みます — wish for; hope for / masu form
- 望んだ — wished for; hoped for / ta form
- 望んで — wishing for … / te-form
- 望まない — do not wish for / negative
- 望めば — if (someone) wishes for / conditional
望む（のぞむ） is a godan verb ending in む. Used for hopes, wishes, expectations, or desired outcomes.
- 希望 — hope / wish
- 絶望 — despair
- 展望 — outlook / prospect
- 願望 — desire / longing
- 野望 — ambition
- 失望 — disappointment
- 望郷 — homesickness / yearning for home
- 望遠 — telephoto / long-focus (lens)
望 combines elements including 亡, 王, and 月, evoking the image of “looking out toward something afar,” which aligns with meanings like hope and aspiration.