望 — ambition, full moon

望
Meaning
ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to
On reading
ボウbouモウmou
Kun reading
のぞむnozomuもちmochi
Strokes
11
Learned in
Grade 4 of elementary school in Japan

望 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 望 for the sound “no” (の) or “mo” (も).

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