望み
のぞみ · nozomi · JLPT N3 · noun
wish
🌕🚄 望 contains 月 (moon): gazing up at the full moon = a hope or wish
望み is the noun form of 望む (nozomu, to hope or gaze afar). The kanji's old form showed a person on tiptoe watching the full moon. Japan's fastest bullet train is the Nozomi, named for this word: the Hope.
望 — 亡 (phonetic) + 月 moon + 王 king/standing figure
Originally a pictograph of a person standing on tiptoe gazing at the moon, expressing the idea of looking far into the distance. Over time the figure was reshaped and 亡 was added as a phonetic element. The meaning extended from 'gaze afar' to 'hope for' or 'expect.'