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望遠鏡

ぼうえんきょう

noun

Meanings

1telescope

Example sentence

顕微鏡と望遠鏡の違いがわかりますか。

Do you know the difference between a microscope and a telescope?

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Kanji in this word

望Ambition, Full Moon, Hope11 strokes 遠Distant, Far13 strokes 鏡Mirror, Speculum, Barrel-head19 strokes

More words with 望

展望てんぼう · viewN1 待ち望むまちのぞむ · to look anxiously forN1 欲望よくぼう · desireN1 要望ようぼう · demand forN1 希望きぼう · hope

Full entry on Jisho

N3

望むのぞむ · to desireN3

望みのぞみ · wishN3

望ましいのぞましい · desirableN1

More words with 遠

遠方えんぽう · long wayN1 遠慮えんりょする · restraintN4 遠回りとおまわり · detourN1 永遠えいえん · eternityN3 遠征えんせい · (military) expedition 遠慮えんりょ · reserve 遠隔えんかく · distant 遠ざかるとおざかる · to go far offN1

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