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望 = 王 + 亡 + 月
望 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ambition”. It is built from 王 (king), 亡 (deceased) and 月 (month). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 528.
- Keyword
- ambition
- RTK frame
- 528
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ボウ, モウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- のぞ.む, もち
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- амбиции
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 望 to look at
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 望 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “deceased” + “month”. 望 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 望 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.