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願い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
願
ねが
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

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連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 願(ねが)う (negau).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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願(ねが)い • (negai) ←ねがひ (negafi)?

  1. wish; desire
  2. prayer
  3. request
    よろしくお願(ねが)いします
    yoroshiku o-negai shimasu
    Please treat me kindly (conventional greeting). Best regards.

Verb

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願(ねが)い • (negai) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 願う (negau) [godan]

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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