Lingaku願い【ねがい】
Frequency rank: 2,031. – 2,032.
- desire; wish; hope
- request; entreaty; plea; appeal
- prayer
- (written) applicationoft. 願 when used as a suffix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- desire; wish; hope
- request; entreaty; plea; appeal
- prayer
- (written) application
This meaning refers to a strong feeling of wanting something or an aspiration for something to happen. It is often used in contexts involving personal goals or heartfelt wishes.
This usage implies a formal or earnest request for something, often made to someone in a position to grant it. It is used in contexts where one is asking for help or a favor.
This meaning denotes a spiritual or religious context in which one communicates with a deity or expresses devotion or thanks. It is often used in contexts of hope or intention.
This meaning refers to a formal document submitted for consideration, often used in contexts such as job applications, school admissions, or permits.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ねがい願いをかなえる叶えるto grant a wishねがいごと願い事a wish; a desireねがい願いをかきとめる書き留めるto write down a wishねがい願いをこめる込めるto put one's wish into (something)ねがい願いをもつ持つto have a wishねがい願いをいのる祈るto pray for a wishねがい願いがかなう叶うa wish comes trueつよい強いねがい願いstrong desireねがい願いをつたえる伝えるto convey a wishねがいでる願い出るto make a request; to appealねがい願いのこもったてがみ手紙a heartfelt letter of request
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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What you call a 'charm', you know, is what girls wish upon that they may get together with the person they love and such like.
She went against her parent's wishes, and married the foreigner.
Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
He said to me, "Please, do me a favor".
Everyone has his intellectual desire; mine is to escape life as I know it.
It is our ardent hope that the war will end soon.