願う (ねがう): to desire, to wish, to request — Japanese vocabulary
願う is read ねがう and means "to desire, to wish, to request". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
願う
- Reading
- ねがう · negau
- Translation
- to desire, to wish, to request
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- ねがうが
Example
彼は私の許しを願った。
かれはわたしのゆるしをねがった。
He asked my pardon.
Kanji in this word
- 願 — Petition, Request, Vow
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