願い

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ねがい [nègáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ne̞ɡa̠i]

Noun

願い (hiragana ねがい, rōmaji negai, historical hiragana ねがひ)

wish; desire
prayer
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

願い (hiragana ねがい, rōmaji negai)

stem or continuative form (連用形) of 願う (negau) [godan]

References

↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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