願 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
- On
- ガン
- Kun
- ねが(う)
- Meaning
- to wish; hope; request; pray
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 頁 (head) with 原 for sound; to bow the head and wish, hence 'to wish/request'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ガン | 願望・祈願・志願 |
|---|---|
| ねがう | 願う・願い・願わしい |
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
Example
星に 願いごとを した。
I made a wish upon a star.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)