がんかけ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of がんかけ – see the following entry.

【願掛け】 [noun] a prayer, a wish (to the god by doing something to show one's resolve) [verb] to pray, to make a wish (to the god by doing something to show one's resolve) Alternative spelling 願掛

(This term, がんかけ (gankake), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)