音読み: ボウ・モウ
訓読み: のぞむ
画数: 11
部首: 月（つき）
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.
彼は 大きな 望みを 抱いている。
He has big hopes.
希望を 持ち 続けてください。
Keep holding on to hope.
希望 — hope / wish