Kanji 願: petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Key takeaways

Kanji 願: petition, request, vow, wish, hope. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

願

Meaning

petitionrequestvowwishhope

On reading

ガン

Kun reading

ねが.う-ねがい

Radical

頁

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 願

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Kanji structure breakdown

願

Structure breakdown

原 + 頁

Mnemonic story

A wish is something you hold in your head (頁) from the very source (原) of your heart. It depicts the act of bowing one's head to make a sincere request or petition.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ガン

願書がんしょ
written application / petition

Kun reading

ねが.う

お願いしますおねがいします
please / I ask you
願いねがい
wish / desire / request
願うねがう
to wish / to hope / to request

Commonly used words

願書
がんしょ
written application / petition
お願いします
おねがいします
please / I ask you
願い
ねがい
wish / desire / request
願う
ねがう
to wish / to hope / to request

Example sentences

Example 1

これをお願いします。

Translation

Please do this for me.

Example 2

ミスがないようにお願いします。

Translation

Please make sure there are no mistakes.

Example 3

大学の願書を早く出してください。

Translation

Please submit your university application early.

Example 4

願書に写真を貼り忘れた。

Translation

I forgot to attach a photo to the application.

Kanji 願: petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

お願いします (おねがいします): meaning and examples

願書 (がんしょ): meaning and examples

願い (ねがい): meaning and examples

願う (ねがう): meaning and examples