How to say 'Request' in Japanese | お願い

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The Japanese word for Request is 'Onegai', written as お願い in Japanese.'Request' in hiragana is おねがい.

word

お願い

Meaning

Request

Reading

おねがい

onegai

Kanji

願Request, Wish

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun 'お願い (おねがい)' means 'request'. It is a polite and formal way to ask for something or to make a request. This term is often used in various contexts, such as asking for a favor, making a formal request, or even in customer service settings. For example: Please help me「お願い、助けてください」(おねがい、たすけてください). I have a request「お願いがあります」(おねがいがあります). It is important to note that 'お願い' is often used with the verb 'する' to form the phrase 'お願いします', which is a common way to make a polite request, as in 'Please do this for me「これをやってください、お願いします」(これをやってください、おねがいします)'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

320

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word お願い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

願

Meaning

Request, Wish

Hiragana in the Word お願い

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

お

Reading

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to お願い Through the Kanji 願

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 願 as well.

word

願う

Meaning

Request, Wish

word

願い

Meaning

Wish

word

願書

Meaning

Application

word

本願

Meaning

Vow

word

願望

Meaning

Desire

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'Onegai' means 'Request' .

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