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望 holds the ideas of ambition, hope, desire, aspiring to, expectations, looking towards, to gaze (into the distance), and in some contexts, full moon rising.
望 is one of those single characters that is vague but in that vagueness, it also means many things.
望 is a whole word in Chinese and old Korean but is seldom seen alone in Japanese. Still, it holds the meanings noted above in all three languages.
熱望 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja word that means, to aspire, longing for, or burning desire.
The first character means hot, heated, or burning.
The second character means hope, expectations, aspiration, or desire.
This Chinese word can mean desirous, wishful, or desire.
The first character means to thirst for [something] or to be thirsty. The second character means to hope for, to expect, to gaze (into the distance), or to look for something. The combined meaning of these two characters changes a bit, but I think it's nice to know the individual meanings to give you a better understanding of where a word comes from.
Korean definitions of this word include craving, longing, and thirst for knowledge.
欲望 is a word that means strong desire, while some might translate it as “lust.”
The first character of this word means desire, longing, hunger, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving, or wish. The second character means to hope for, ambition, desire, aspire, expect, gaze (into the distance), or look for something.
大望 is one of a few ways to write “dream big” in Japanese.
This is a good title if you want that to inspire ambition or high aspirations. 大望 is also a way to say “great expectations.”
Besides “to hope” this also means “to wish for” or “to desire.”
It can also mean expectation or aspiration depending on context.
Note: Also considered to be one of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
企望 is a Chinese and Japanese word that can be translated as:
to hope; to look forward; looking forward to; hoping for.
The first character means to plan. The second can mean to hope; to expect; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards. Sometimes it can mean a full moon.
Together, these characters create this word about hoping, wishing, looking forward, and dreaming about the future.
信仰と希望と愛 is a Japanese list of words (not really a phrase) meaning faith, hope, and love.
Some have associated this word list with Corinthians 13:13, though there are no specific religious connotations in this word list, and it's not directly from that Japanese Bible verse.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a list in Chinese and Japanese Kanji of an interpretation of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
1. Faith is belief in God, and the right virtues.
2. Hope is taking a positive future view that good will prevail.
3. Charity is a concern for, and active helping of, others.
4. Fortitude is never giving up.
5. Justice is being fair and equitable with others.
6. Prudence is care of and moderation with money.
7. Temperance is moderation of needed things and abstinence from things that are not needed.
The full list is here. 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a word list, not a common phrase. While all Chinese and Japanese people will recognize the words in the list, they may not understand what the list is about (unless they are familiar with the Seven Heavenly Virtues).
don’t get this as a tattoo or anything like that without first consulting a native translator in the target language. These are fine for a wall scroll but a long discussion is needed before you commit to this for a lifetime inking commitment.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 望 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
望 see styles |
wàng wang4 wang mochi; bou / mochi; bo もち; ぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Great Expectations(1) (archaism) full moon; (2) (archaism) 15th day of the lunar month; (female given name) Yuaha To look at, or for; expect, hope; towards; the full moon. |
企望 see styles |
qǐ wàng qi3 wang4 ch`i wang chi wang kibou / kibo きぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Looking Forward / Hoping(noun/participle) (obsolete) making a plan and anticipating its fruition |
大望 see styles |
taimou; taibou / taimo; taibo たいもう; たいぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Big Dream / Great Hope |
希望 see styles |
xī wàng xi1 wang4 hsi wang yume ゆめ |
More info & calligraphy: Hope(noun/participle) hope; wish; aspiration; (female given name) Yume to yearn for |
欲望 see styles |
yù wàng yu4 wang4 yü wang yokumō よくぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Desire / Cravingdesire |
渴望 see styles |
kě wàng ke3 wang4 k`o wang ko wang |
More info & calligraphy: Desire |
熱望 热望 see styles |
rè wàng re4 wang4 je wang netsubou / netsubo ねつぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Aspire / Burning Desire(noun, transitive verb) longing for; burning desire |
野望 see styles |
yabou / yabo やぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Ambition |
願望 愿望 see styles |
yuàn wàng yuan4 wang4 yüan wang ganbou(p); ganmou / ganbo(p); ganmo がんぼう(P); がんもう |
More info & calligraphy: Desire / Wish / Aspiration(noun, transitive verb) desire; wish; aspiration |
朢 望 see styles |
wàng wang4 wang |
15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wang4] See: 望 |
一望 see styles |
kazumi かずみ |
(noun/participle) one sweep (of the eye); an unbroken view; (female given name) Kazumi |
七望 see styles |
nanami ななみ |
(female given name) Nanami |
万望 see styles |
mami まみ |
(female given name) Mami |
不望 see styles |
bù wàng bu4 wang4 pu wang fumō |
indifferent |
世望 see styles |
semi せみ |
(female given name) Semi |
久望 see styles |
kumo くも |
(place-name) Kumo |
乙望 see styles |
otomi おとみ |
(personal name) Otomi |
亜望 see styles |
amou / amo あもう |
(surname) Amou |
人望 see styles |
jinbou / jinbo じんぼう |
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect; (personal name) Hitomu |
仁望 see styles |
hitomi ひとみ |
(female given name) Hitomi |
令望 see styles |
reibou / rebo れいぼう |
good reputation; (female given name) Norimi |
仰望 see styles |
yǎng wàng yang3 wang4 yang wang gyoubou / gyobo ぎょうぼう |
to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully (noun, transitive verb) (1) looking up; looking upwards; (noun, transitive verb) (2) looking up to (someone); reverence |
伶望 see styles |
reimi / remi れいみ |
(female given name) Reimi |
位望 see styles |
imi いみ |
(female given name) Imi |
佑望 see styles |
yumi ゆみ |
(female given name) Yumi |
佳望 see styles |
yoshimi よしみ |
(female given name) Yoshimi |
侑望 see styles |
yuumi / yumi ゆうみ |
(female given name) Yūmi |
保望 see styles |
yasumochi やすもち |
(given name) Yasumochi |
信望 see styles |
shinbou / shinbo しんぼう |
confidence; popularity |
優望 see styles |
yumi ゆみ |
(female given name) Yumi |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Great Expectations | 望 | bou / nozomi bo / nozomi | wàng / wang4 / wang | |
Ambition | 野望 | yabou / yabo | yě wàng / / | |
Aspire Burning Desire | 熱望 热望 | netsubou / netsubo | rè wàng / re4 wang4 / re wang / rewang | je wang / jewang |
Desire | 渴望 | kě wàng / ke3 wang4 / ke wang / kewang | k`o wang / kowang / ko wang | |
Desire Craving | 欲望 | yokubou / yokubo | yù wàng / yu4 wang4 / yu wang / yuwang | yü wang / yüwang |
Desire Wish Aspiration | 願望 愿望 | gan bou / ganbou / gan bo | yuàn wàng yuan4 wang4 yuan wang yuanwang | yüan wang yüanwang |
Big Dream Great Hope | 大望 | tai mou / taimou / tai mo | ||
Hope | 希望 | ki bou / kibou / ki bo | xī wàng / xi1 wang4 / xi wang / xiwang | hsi wang / hsiwang |
Looking Forward Hoping | 企望 | kibou / kibo | qǐ wàng / qi3 wang4 / qi wang / qiwang | ch`i wang / chiwang / chi wang |
Faith Hope Love | 信望愛 信望爱 | xìn wàng ài xin4 wang4 ai4 xin wang ai xinwangai | hsin wang ai hsinwangai |
|
Kemo no Shin | 悕望の心 | kemou no shin kemounoshin kemo no shin | ||
Faith Hope Love | 信仰と希望と愛 | shinkou to kibou to ai shinkoutokiboutoai shinko to kibo to ai | ||
Seven Heavenly Virtues | 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 信仰希望慈善坚忍正义慎重节制 | shinkou kibou jizen kennin seigi shinchou sessei shinko kibo jizen kennin seigi shincho sesei | xìn yǎng xī wàng cí shàn jiān rěn zhèng yì shèn zhòng jié zhì xin4 yang3 xi1 wang4 ci2 shan4 jian1 ren3 zheng4 yi4 shen4 zhong4 jie2 zhi4 xin yang xi wang ci shan jian ren zheng yi shen zhong jie zhi | hsin yang hsi wang tz`u shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih hsin yang hsi wang tzu shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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