01
お願い
おねがい
request, favor
Meanings
- petition
- request
- vow
- wish
- hope
Readings
Onyomi
- ガン
Kunyomi
- ねが.う
- -ねがい
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Useful words
02
願う
ねがう
to wish, to desire
03
願書
がんしょ
application form
04
願い事
ねがいごと
wish, prayer
05
念願
ねんがん
long-cherished wish
06
願望
がんぼう
desire, aspiration
Compare Kanji
01望Meaning93%ambition, full moonHope sits, which turns hope into a wish or request.02希Meaning86%hope, beg希 carries hope too, but 願 feels more like something actively asked for.03欲Meaning82%longing, covetousnessDesire is more craving, while 願 is a cleaner wish or prayer.04祈Meaning80%pray, wishPrayer gives a religious gesture for the wish carried by 願.05頼Meaning74%trust, request頼 moves from wishing into relying or asking someone, a practical neighbor.06項Component63%paragraph, nape of neckThe 頁 side links 願 visually, even though one asks and the other lists.