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Kanji Detail for 願 - "wish, request, to pray"
願
- Meaning
願 means "wish, request, to pray."
Wish - A desire; a hope.
Request - To ask for; to petition.
Pray - To ask earnestly.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
petition; request; vow; wish; hope
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
desire, want; wish; ambition
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that sth may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To desire. Colloquially, desire is also called 心願. | A particle. Meaning the heart desires it to be so. The Mencius says: "I dare not request it, but it is truly what I desire."
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Sentences including 願
We all wish for permanent world peace.
ブラウンさんをお願いします。
May i talk to ms. brown?
I'm not much good at anything , but please be kind to me.
新しいデスクをお願いします。
I'm going to ask for a new desk.
I'd like to get a view of the ocean.
私はただ１つの願いがある。
I have but one wish.
You need to pay in advance.
I'd like a table by the window.
彼の願いはアメリカにいくことです。
His wish is to go to america.
レジでお願いします。
Please pay at the register.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
「お前のよく先生先生という方にでもお願いしたら好いじゃないか」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の生れた地方は大変｜本願寺派の勢力の強い所でしたから、真宗の坊さんは他のものに比べると、物質的に割が好かったようです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の生れた地方は大変｜本願寺派の勢力の強い所でしたから、真宗の坊さんは他のものに比べると、物質的に割が好かったようです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha