願 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
- On
- ガンがん · gan
- Kun
- ねが(う)nega(u)
- Meaning
- to wish; hope; request; pray
Stroke order
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 頁 (head) with 原 for sound; to bow the head and wish, hence 'to wish/request'.
Readings and examples
| Onガンがんgan | 願望がんぼう祈願きがん志願しがん |
|---|---|
| Kunねがうnegau | 願うねがう願いねがい願わしいねがわしい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- お願いおねがい
request; please
- 願望がんぼう
wish; desire
- 祈願きがん
- 嘆願たんがん
- 懇願こんがん
Example
星に 願いごとを した。
I made a wish upon a star.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)