EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

    oft. as 将来を嘱望される

    彼は教師になることを嘱望している。
    He aspires to become a teacher.

Also written 属望【しょくぼう】矚望【しょくぼう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

entrust, request, send a message

Kun
しょく.するたの.む
On
ショク
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1903 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 58

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3d12.11The Kanji Dictionary
6702.7Four corner code
3753deroo
5631Unicode hex code
1-30-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
989Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
894New Nelson (John Haig)
718New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
881Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
506Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
650Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1954Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2104Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1890A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1297Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4249Morohashi
1429A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1638Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1751Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1144Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1748Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1437Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
311Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1973Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu3Pinyin reading
chogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
58WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
のぞ.むもち
On
ボウモウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
470 of 2500
Radical
moon
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4f7.6The Kanji Dictionary
0710.4Four corner code
472deroo
671bUnicode hex code
1-43-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4819New Nelson (John Haig)
2742New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3408Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2390Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
489Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
528Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
361A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1777Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
767Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14368PMorohashi
585A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
673Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
685Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
514sakade
613Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
613henshall3
578Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
314crowley
581Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1007Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
500Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wang4Pinyin reading
mangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level