願い (ねがい): desire, wish, request — Japanese vocabulary
願い is read ねがい and means "desire, wish, request". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
願い
- Reading
- ねがい · negai
- Translation
- desire, wish, request
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- ねがいが
Example
市長は私達の願いを聞き入れてくれた。
しちょうはわたしたちのねがいをききいれてくれた。
The mayor granted our request.
Kanji in this word
- 願 — Petition, Request, Vow
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