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What is the Kanji for 'Request' and 'Wish'? | 願

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Request' and 'Wish', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Request' and 'Wish' is 願.

    kanji

    願

    Meaning

    Request, Wish

    Reading

    kunyomiねが

    nega

    onyomiがん

    gan

    Parts

    原Meadow, Original 頁Page

    Example Word

    お願い: request. 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)'.

    Radical

    頁

    Stroke Count

    19

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    599

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 願

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    原

    Meaning

    Meadow, Original

    radical

    頁

    Meaning

    Page

Words Using 願

This kanji is used in 6 words:

    word

    願書

    Meaning

    Application

    word

    願望

    Meaning

    Desire

    word

    お願い

    Meaning

    Request

    word

    願う

    Meaning

    Request, Wish

    word

    願い

    Meaning

    Wish

    word

    本願

    Meaning

    Vow

Kanji Related to 願 Through the Part 頁

These 21 kanji contain the part 頁 as well.

    kanji

    頓

    Meaning

    Immediate

    kanji

    煩

    Meaning

    Vexed, Anxiety

    kanji

    須

    Meaning

    Necessary

    kanji

    顎

    Meaning

    Chin

    kanji

    頑

    Meaning

    Stubborn

    kanji

    順

    Meaning

    Order, Obey

    kanji

    領

    Meaning

    Territory

    kanji

    預

    Meaning

    Deposit

    kanji

    頼

    Meaning

    Ask, Trust

    kanji

    類

    Meaning

    Kind, Type

    kanji

    頒

    Meaning

    Partition, Distribute widely

    kanji

    寡

    Meaning

    Few, Widow

    kanji

    額

    Meaning

    Amount, Forehead

    kanji

    傾

    Meaning

    Incline, Lean

    kanji

    顕

    Meaning

    Appear, Manifest

    kanji

    頂

    Meaning

    Crown, Accept

    kanji

    項

    Meaning

    Clause, Paragraph

    kanji

    題

    Meaning

    Topic

    kanji

    頻

    Meaning

    Frequently, Frequent

    kanji

    頃

    Meaning

    Approximate

    kanji

    顧

    Meaning

    Look back, Review

Learn the Kanji 願

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What does 願 mean?

願 means 'Request' and 'Wish'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.