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Great Expectations
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.
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| 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. |
流石は(ateji) see styles |
sasugaha さすがは |
(expression) (kana only) (See さすが・1) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone) |
有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 see styles |
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 , wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1 yu i tsai hua hua pu fa , wu hsin ch`a liu liu ch`eng yin yu i tsai hua hua pu fa , wu hsin cha liu liu cheng yin |
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it |
Variations: |
sasuga さすが |
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (usu. as 〜に) (See さすがに・2) still; all the same; after all; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (as さすがの...も) even ... (e.g. "even a genius") |
Variations: |
sasuga(gikun) さすが(gikun) |
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (usu. as 〜に) (See さすがに・2) still; all the same; after all; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (as さすがの...も) even ... (e.g. "even a genius") |
Variations: |
sasuga さすが |
(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone); (adverb) (2) (kana only) (usu. as 〜に) (See さすがに・2) still; all the same; after all; (adverb) (3) (kana only) (as さすがの...も) even ... (e.g. "even a genius") |
意 see styles |
yì yi4 i i い |
More info & calligraphy: Idea / Thought / Meaning(1) feelings; thoughts; (2) meaning; (personal name) Kokoro Manas, the sixth of the ṣaḍāyatanas or six means of perception, i.e. sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind. Manas means "mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience, will". M.W. It is "the intellectual function of consciousness", Keith. In Chinese it connotes thought, idea, intention, meaning, will; but in Buddhist terminology its distinctive meaning is mind, or the faculty of thought. |
諒 谅 see styles |
liàng liang4 liang ryouji / ryoji りょうじ |
More info & calligraphy: Forgivetruth; (personal name) Ryōji |
遉 侦 see styles |
zhēn zhen1 chen sasuga さすが |
More info & calligraphy: Sasuga(adj-na,adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; (2) (kana only) still; all the same; (3) (kana only) even... (e.g. "even a genius..."); (given name) Sasuga |
流石 see styles |
ryuuzeki / ryuzeki りゅうぜき |
More info & calligraphy: Sasuga / Nagare |
倒 see styles |
dào dao4 tao dō さかしま |
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet (noun or adjectival noun) (1) reverse; inversion; upside down; (2) unreasonable; absurd; wrong; (n-pref,n) inverse; reverse To fall, lie down; to pour; upside down, inverted, perverted; on the contrary. |
想 see styles |
xiǎng xiang3 hsiang sou / so そう |
to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (1) conception; idea; thought; (2) {Buddh} (See 五蘊) samjna (perception); (given name) Nozomu To think, meditate, reflect, expect; a function of mind. |
料 see styles |
liào liao4 liao ryou / ryo りょう |
material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess (n-suf,n) (1) fee; charge; rate; (n-suf,n) (2) material To measure (grain), calculate; control, direct; materials; glassware. |
期 see styles |
qī qi1 ch`i chi go ご |
a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] (1) time; moment; limit; (2) time of death; last moment; (3) (archaism) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period; (surname) Ki A set time; a limit of time; times, seasons; to expect. |
盼 see styles |
pàn pan4 p`an pan |
to hope for; to long for; to expect |
瞻 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan sen |
to gaze; to view To look up to, or for; revere, adore, expect, i.e. 瞻仰; translit. ca, ja. |
虞 see styles |
yú yu2 yü wa わ |
(literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive; (literary) to deceive; to dupe fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; (surname) Wa |
須 须 see styles |
xū xu1 hsü motomu もとむ |
must; to have to; to wait (given name) Motomu To expect, wait for, wait on; necessary, must; moment, small, translit. for su; cf. 蘇. |
企盼 see styles |
qǐ pàn qi3 pan4 ch`i p`an chi pan |
to expect; to look forward to; anxious for something; to hope (to get something) |
倒是 see styles |
dào shi dao4 shi5 tao shih |
contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you |
守候 see styles |
shǒu hòu shou3 hou4 shou hou |
to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse |
念う see styles |
omou / omo おもう |
(transitive verb) (1) to think; to consider; to believe; (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (5) to expect; to look forward to; (6) to feel; to desire; to want; (7) to recall; to remember |
思う see styles |
omou / omo おもう |
(transitive verb) (1) to think; to consider; to believe; (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (5) to expect; to look forward to; (6) to feel; to desire; to want; (7) to recall; to remember |
惟う see styles |
omou / omo おもう |
(transitive verb) (1) to think; to consider; to believe; (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (5) to expect; to look forward to; (6) to feel; to desire; to want; (7) to recall; to remember |
想う see styles |
omou / omo おもう |
(transitive verb) (1) to think; to consider; to believe; (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (5) to expect; to look forward to; (6) to feel; to desire; to want; (7) to recall; to remember |
意料 see styles |
yì liào yi4 liao4 i liao |
to anticipate; to expect; expectations |
憶う see styles |
omou / omo おもう |
(transitive verb) (1) to think; to consider; to believe; (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (5) to expect; to look forward to; (6) to feel; to desire; to want; (7) to recall; to remember |
懐う see styles |
omou / omo おもう |
(transitive verb) (1) to think; to consider; to believe; (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (5) to expect; to look forward to; (6) to feel; to desire; to want; (7) to recall; to remember |
承望 see styles |
chéng wàng cheng2 wang4 ch`eng wang cheng wang |
to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...); to look forward to |
括る see styles |
kukuru くくる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to tie up; to tie together; to bind; to bundle; to fasten; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) (also written as 縊る) (See 首を括る) to hang (oneself); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to summarize; to put (it all) together; to consolidate; (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (See 高を括る) to estimate; to expect; (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) (See 括り染め) to tie-dye; (transitive verb) (6) (archaism) to detain; to check; to restrain |
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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 | |
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