Moto 願: Petition; Request; VowKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガン
- Kun'yomi
- ねが(う)、-ねがい
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 140 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガン)
- 願がんprayer; wish
- 志願しがんaspiration; volunteering
- 念願ねんがんone's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
- 悲願ひがんone's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
- 本願ほんがんAmida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
- 願望がんぼうdesire; wish
- 出願しゅつがんapplication
- 請願せいがんpetition
- 願書がんしょ(written) application; written request
- 祈願きがんprayer (for something); supplication
- 依願いがんin accordance with one's request
- 嘆願たんがんentreaty; appeal
- 大願たいがんambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
- 宿願しゅくがんlongstanding desire
- 懇願こんがんentreaty; supplication
- 他力本願たりきほんがんsalvation by faith in Amitabha
- 代願だいがんpraying by proxy; applying by proxy
- 代願人だいがんにんone who offers prayer in place of another
- 併願へいがんapplying to enter more than one school
- 併願受験へいがんじゅけんtaking entrance tests for multiple schools
- 依願免官いがんめんかんretirement at one's own request
- 依願免職いがんめんしょくdismissal at one's request
- 依願退職いがんたいしょくretirement at one's own request
- 修道誓願しゅうどうせいがんvows of religious orders
- 先願主義せんがんしゅぎfirst-to-file system (e.g. in patent law)
- 入学志願者にゅうがくしがんしゃapplicants for admission
- 入学願書にゅうがくがんしょapplication for admittance to a school
- 出願人しゅつがんにんapplicant
- 出願書類しゅつがんしょるいapplication form; application papers
- 出願者しゅつがんしゃapplicant
- 切願せつがんentreaty; supplication
- 勅願ちょくがんimperial prayer
- 勅願寺ちょくがんじtemple built at the order of the emperor
- 合格祈願ごうかくきがんprayer for school success
- 哀訴嘆願あいそたんがんplea; entreaty
- 哀訴歎願あいそたんがんplea; entreaty
- 哀願あいがんsupplication; appeal
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 願いねがいdesire; wish
- お願いおねがいrequest; favour (to ask)
- お願いいたしますおねがいいたしますplease
- お願いしますおねがいしますplease
- お願い致しますおねがいいたしますplease
- 御願いおねがいrequest; favour (to ask)
- 願い下げねがいさげcancellation; withdrawal
- 願い出ねがいでapplication; petition
- 願い出るねがいでるto ask for; to apply for
- 願うねがうto desire; to wish
- 願わくはねがわくはI pray; I wish
- お願いごとおねがいごとrequest
- お願いだからおねがいだからplease; I beg you
- お願いできますかおねがいできますかmay I ask (for); might I ask (that)
- お願いを聞くおねがいをきくto grant someone's request
- お願い事おねがいごとrequest
- お願い出来ますかおねがいできますかmay I ask (for); might I ask (that)
- お願い申し上げるおねがいもうしあげるto ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
- よろしくお願いいたしますよろしくおねがいいたしますplease remember me; please help me
- よろしくお願いしますよろしくおねがいしますplease remember me; please help me
- 乞い願うこいねがうto beg; to request
- 乞い願わくはこいねがわくはI pray in earnest that; I beg that
- 休暇願いきゅうかねがいapplication for leave
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