This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボウ、モウ、のぞ.む、もち
Romaji: bou, mou, nozo.mu, mochi
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Name Readings

Kana: み、も
Romaji: mi, mo
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Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  96
Frequency:  470
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-7-4
Korean Reading:  mang
Chinese Reading:  wang4
Unicode:  671b
JIS:  4B3E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2742
Nelson Index: 2940
New Nelson Index: 4819
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f7.6
Four Corner Index: 0710.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 585
Gakken Index: 361
Japanese Names Index: 1777
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14368P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.1054
Remembering the kanji Index: 489
Kanji Way Index: 314
Kanji Flashcards Index: 613
Kodansha Compact Index: 1007
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 613
Kanji in Context Index: 581
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1756
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2390
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 500
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 528
Essential Kanji Index: 767
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3408
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 472
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 514
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 578

Words

(ぼう、もち)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
望む (のぞむ)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
要望 (ようぼう)
demand for; request
絶望 (ぜつぼう)
despair; hopelessness
野望 (やぼう)
ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery
希望 (きぼう)
hope; wish; aspiration
展望 (てんぼう)
view; outlook; prospect
望月 (もちづき、ぼうげつ)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar calendar; full moon of the eighth lunar month
望遠鏡 (ぼうえんきょう)
telescope
欲望 (よくぼう)
desire; appetite; lust
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