Keyword
hope
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig528
Readings
ぼう
(57%)
のぞ
(35%)
もう
(3%)
もち
(2%)
Composed of
deceased
moon
king
Mnemonic

The king looked upon the moon high in the sky, praying to all of his deceased ancestors with hope that his kingdom would survive.

Used in vocabulary (187 in total)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
hope; wish; aspiration
despair; hopelessness
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
desire; appetite; lust
disappointment; despair
desperate; hopeless
demand for; request
desire; wish; aspiration
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
ambition; aspiration
wish; desire; ambition
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
desire; request; wish
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
craving; longing; thirsting
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
just as one wishes
view; outlook; prospect
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
good prospects; full of hope; promising
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
of great promise; with a promising future
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
aiming too high
longing for; burning desire
school of one's (first, second) choice
aspiration; ambition
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
prospect; view; outlook
seeing at a distance
candidate; applicant
confidence; popularity
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
vista; distant view
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
desire; appetite; lust
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
fame; popularity; reputation
written request; written demand
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
homesickness; nostalgia
watching from afar
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
Cape of Good Hope
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
long-cherished desire
to gaze into the distance
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)
reputation; renown
public confidence; popular support
moral influence
spring scenery
just as one wishes
Kibō no Tō (Japanese political party); Party of Hope
looking forward (to something); awaiting
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
I pray that; I wish that
please share (this); please help spread; retweets welcome
special viewing platform (even higher viewing platform)
look to (for help); look up to; reverence
being disappointed and disheartened
one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope
observation window
inordinate ambition
applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter
wish fulfillment; wish fulfilment
resentment; grudge
(by the lunar calendar) 16th night of the month
manufacturer's suggested retail price; MSRP; recommended retail price; RRP; list price
person of great renown
insatiability
longing; yearning
desiring person; luster
first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)
hope; wish; aspiration
hopes of the people
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse
popularity; esteem; reputation; confidence
popular character
promising
predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.
fiddler crab (esp. species Uca arcuata)
power and popularity
promising future
future outlook; outlook for the future
looking intently
to have one's wish realized; to have one's wish realised
to enjoy the trust and confidence of
promising (rosy, bright) future; offering promising prospects
person interested in studying abroad; person wanting to study abroad
never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; (lit.) taking Gansu only to want Sichuan
making a plan and anticipating its fruition
Telescopium (constellation); the Telescope
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
statement of purpose; essay/letter in university application form
manufacturer's recommended price
disappointment; disillusion; resentment
look to (for help); look up to; reverence
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
rice gruel with mochi; azuki bean gruel eaten around the 15th day of the first month
to enjoy the trust and confidence of
disappointment; disillusion; resentment
good reputation
honor; honour
the wish to have one's ashes scattered
scenic beauty; magnificent (spectacular) view
Newtonian telescope (having a secondary mirror at 45 degrees, reflecting light into the eyepiece)
looking afar; taking an extensive view of
fire lookout; (fire) watchtower
looking forward to; anticipating
mother's feeling as she waits for her child to return
mother's feeling as she waits for her child to return
the four examinations (in Chinese medicine: seeing, hearing, asking, touching)
observation; looking out (into the distance)
long-cherished hope
telescopefish (Giganturidae spp., esp. species Gigantura chuni)
Examples (200 in total)
I hope that's not the case.
I don't think the house is as big as we hoped.
Everyone hoped that she would win.