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願

願 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「頁」+音符「𡚇」。「あたま」を意味する漢語｛元｝を表す字。のち仮借して「ねがう」を意味する漢語｛願｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ガンElem.
Kun (native)
  • ねが(う)Elem.
  • 〜ねがい
Nanori (used in names)
  • ら
Other languages
  • 拼音yuan4
  • 한글weon
  • Hán-ViệtNguyện

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
19 strokes
Radical
頁(おおがい)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+9858

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰原頁

Words using this kanji

  • 願いねがい「ねがい」を参照。desire, wish, hope, request
  • 願がん（ガン）神仏に願うこと。また、その願い。 （ねがい）希望を記した文書。願書。prayer, wish, vow
  • 願望がんぼう願い望むこと。desire, wish, aspiration
  • 願書がんしょ神仏への願意を記した文書。 願い出を記した書面。退職願、休暇願など。特に入学願書。(written) application, written request, petition, written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
  • 願うねがう「ねがう」を参照。to desire, to wish, to hope, to beg
  • 願わくはねがわくはI pray, I wish
  • 願い出ねがいで「ねがいで」参照。application, petition
  • 願い出るねがいでるto ask for, to apply for, to make an application for, to file a request for
  • 願い下げねがいさげcancellation, withdrawal, asking to be excused, begging off
  • 願意がんい願う気持ち。 願いの趣旨。wish, hope, petition, request
  • 願主がんしゅ神仏に願をかける人。temple petitioner
  • 願酒がんしゅpraying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking
  • 願状がんじょう神仏に祈願する際にその趣旨を記載したもの。 施主が供養の趣旨を述べる文。written request
  • 願文がんもん仏や菩薩の本願を記した文。 法会などの施主の願意を記した文。 神仏への祈願の趣旨を記した文。written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
  • 願面がんめんthe front page of an application blank
  • 願力がんりき神仏に願をかけ、それを貫こうとする精神力。 仏や菩薩（特に阿弥陀如来が菩薩であったときにたてた）が衆生救済しようという誓願の力。the power of prayer (in Buddhism)
  • 願人がんにんpetitioner, person who prays, beggar-priest
  • 願解きがんほどきvisiting a shrine or temple to give thanks for the fulfilment of a prayer
  • 願掛けがんかけmaking a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
  • 願立てがんだてShinto or Buddhist prayer

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-10-9
Four Corner
7128.6
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9a10.2
Heisig
143
Nelson
255