11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

Kun'yomi
  • to desire ②to wish for ③to see
  • full moon ②15th day of the lunar month
On'yomi
  • full moon ②15th day of the lunar month
  • モウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ボウ 63.6%
のぞ 25.4%
もち 9.8%
モウ 1.2%

Character Breakdown

ambition, full moon, hope
ボウ のぞ.む もち (4th, N3)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

hope ②(bright) prospects
to desire ②to wish for ③to see
full moon ②15th day of the lunar month
wish ②prospect
what one desires ②suits me well
disappointment
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References

Unicode hex code 671B
JIS X 0208 1-43-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2940
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4819
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2742
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3408
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1756
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2390
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 489
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 528
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 361
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1777
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 767
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14368P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 585
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 673
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 685
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 514
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 613
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 613
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 578
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 314
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 581
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1007
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 500
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f7.6
Four corner code 0710.4
De Roo Code 472