願 Kanji for wish

N3–N2Grade 419 strokes

wish, petition, request, vow, hope

Kun: ねが.う、-ねがい
On: ガン

願 is the Japanese kanji for wish, petition, request, vow, hope. It is written with 19 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ねが.う、-ねがい and its on reading is ガン.

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Words with 願

願がんprayer, wish, vow
願ねがうto desire, to wish, to hope
お願ねがいrequest, favour (to ask), wish
願ねがいdesire, wish, hope
念ねん願がんone's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
願がん望ぼうdesire, wish, aspiration

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