願い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
願
ねが
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 願(ねが)う (negau).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    願(ねが)い • (negai) ←ねがひ (negafi)?

    1. wish; desire
    2. prayer
    3. request
      よろしくお願(ねが)いします
      yoroshiku o-negai shimasu
      Please treat me kindly (conventional greeting). Best regards.

    Verb

    願(ねが)い • (negai) 

    1. stem or continuative form of 願う (negau) [godan]

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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