I Love Kanji望む (nozomu)
望む (のぞむ, nozomu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to desire; to want”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- のぞむ
- Romaji
- nozomu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to desire; to want; to wish for; to hope for · godan verb, transitive
- to expect (of someone); to hope for; to look forward to · godan verb, transitive
- to see; to command (a view of); to overlook · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 望む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 望む | のぞむ nozomu |
| Polite (~masu) | 望みます | のぞみます nozomimasu |
| Negative | 望まない | のぞまない nozomanai |
| Polite negative | 望みません | のぞみません nozomimasen |
| Past | 望んだ | のぞんだ nozonda |
| Polite past | 望みました | のぞみました nozomimashita |
| Negative past | 望まなかった | のぞまなかった nozomanakatta |
| Te-form | 望んで | のぞんで nozonde |
| Potential | 望める | のぞめる nozomeru |
| Passive | 望まれる | のぞまれる nozomareru |
| Causative | 望ませる | のぞませる nozomaseru |
| Volitional | 望もう | のぞもう nozomou |
| Imperative | 望め | のぞめ nozome |
| Conditional (~ba) | 望めば | のぞめば nozomeba |
Kanji in 望む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 望む.
失望しつぼうdisappointment希望きぼうhope望みのぞみwish志望しぼうwish望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope展望てんぼうview待望たいぼうwaiting expectantly有望ゆうぼうpromising要望ようぼうdemand for欲望よくぼうdesire望ましいのぞましいdesirable待ち望むまちのぞむto wait eagerly for
Source: JMdict entry 1519630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.