Kanji: 望

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	月 Radical name: つき
Meaning:	Ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	希望(きぼう)	hope, wish, aspiration
N3	失望(しつぼう)	disappointment, despair
N3	望(のぞ)み	wish, desire, (a) hope
N3	望(のぞ)む	to desire, to wish for, to see, to command (a view of)
N2	望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)	telescope
N1	志望(しぼう)	wish, desire, ambition
N1	絶望(ぜつぼう)	despair, hopelessness
N1	待望(たいぼう)	expectant waiting
N1	展望(てんぼう)	view, outlook, prospect
N1	望(のぞ)ましい	desirable, hoped for
N1	待(ま)ち望(のぞ)む	to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for
N1	有望(ゆうぼう)	good prospects, full of hope, promising
N1	要望(ようぼう)	demand for, request
N1	欲望(よくぼう)	desire, appetite