petition, request, vow, wish
Also: hope
On'yomi (音読み)
- ガン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ねが.う
- -ねがい
About this kanji
The kanji 「願」means "wish" or "desire," and it can function as both a noun and a verb. When you want to express a hope or request, you can use it in the compound 願い (ねがい), meaning "desire." If you want to convey the act of wishing, you would use 願う (ねがう), the verb form. Another common compound is 願書 (がんしょ), which refers to a written application, often for school or jobs. A note to remember is that while this kanji conveys hope and wishes, it often involves a sense of earnestness or sincerity in those wishes.
Example sentences
彼の成功を願っています。
I wish for his success.
Meanings across languages
- English
- petition, request, vow, wish, hope
- Tiếng Việt
- thỉnh cầu, yêu cầu, nguyện vọng, hy vọng
- 日本語
- 願い, 請願, 希望, 願望
- 한국어
- 청원, 요청, 소원, 희망
- 中文
- 请愿, 请求, 愿望, 希望
- id
- petisi
- th
- คำร้อง
- es
- petición
- fr
- pétition
- de
- Petition
- pt
- petição
Common compounds
- 願いねがいdesire, wish, hope
- 志願しがんaspiration, volunteering, desire
- 願うねがうto desire, to wish, to hope
- 願書がんしょ(written) application, written request, petition
- 祈願きがんprayer (for something), supplication
- 出願しゅつがんapplication, filing an application
- 請願せいがんpetition
- 念願ねんがんone's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
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