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願

Kanji 願: meaning "Petition, Request, Vow", readings, stroke order

The kanji 願 means "Petition, Request, Vow". On'yomi: ガン; kun'yomi: ねがう. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Petition, Request, Vow
On'yomi
ガン
Kun'yomi
ねがう
Strokes
19
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 願

  • 願い ねがい — desire, wish, request
  • 願う ねがう — to desire, to wish, to request
  • お願いします おねがいします — Please (lit., I request)
  • 念願 ねんがん — one's heart's desire, earnest petition
  • 願書 がんしょ — application form

Stroke order · 19 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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