# 望 desire

亡 (dying) Same-ON + 月 (moon/organ) + 王 (king)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
PN

## Onyomi

BOU / MOU | The Dude desired nothing MORE than BOWLING.

## Mnemonic

| I desire to see the dying organs of the king!! (FYI I am Cromwell)

## Kunyomi

のぞ*む | to wish or desire. (the possible as well as impossible) ★★★☆☆
のぞ＊み | an almost-impossible or impossible wish: a faint and idle dream. "Someday I'll marry Tom Cruse." "Someday I'll be President of Moldovia." ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

希望(きぼう) する | request ★★★☆☆ 希 (request / uncommon) + 望 (desire) = 希望 (request) A common-place, easily possible wish: "I'd like an aisle seat." "I'd like to fly nonstop."　希望 might be better translated as 'request': 'Customers wishing to request a child-seat for their infant please see the waiter.'
高望み(たかのぞみ) する | aim too high ★☆☆☆☆ 高 (tall) + 望 (desire) = 高望み (aim too high) to aim too high, to be over-ambitious.

## Synonyms

fantasy 妄想 望み 幻想
view or scene 風景 景色 眺望
wish 希望 意思 願い 野心 望み 志す