嘆願 (たんがん)entreaty; appeal; petition

entreaty; appeal; petitionnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

嘆願, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 嘆願

嘆きなげきgrief; lamentation
嘆かわしいなげかわしいsad; wretched
嘆くなげくto lament; to grieve
嘆息たんそくsigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving
悲嘆ひたんgrief; sorrow
感嘆かんたんadmiration; wonder
驚嘆きょうたんwonder; admiration
一唱三嘆いっしょうさんたんone reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
願いねがいdesire; wish
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

See how 嘆願 connects to the rest of Japanese.