音読み: ガン
訓読み: ねがう
画数: 19
部首: おおがい（頁）
Meaning
wish / Request / Desire / Petition
- Basic forms
- 願う — to wish; to hope / base form
- 願います — wish; request / masu form
- 願った — wished; hoped / ta form
- 願って — wishing; hoping and … / te-form
- 願わない — do not wish / negative
- 願えば — if (one) wishes / conditional
- Common expressions
- 成功を願う — wish for success
- 平和を願う — hope for peace
- 幸せを願っています — wishing you happiness
- More
- 願おう — let’s hope; let’s wish / 〜よう form
- 願っている — is wishing; is hoping / state
願う（ねがう） is a godan verb. It expresses hope, desire, or a heartfelt wish, often for outcomes beyond one’s direct control.
- 願望 — desire; aspiration
- 願書 — written application
- 願い — a wish; request
- 願う — to wish; to hope
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願 combines 頁（head/person）with 原 as the phonetic base. It reflects the idea that wishes and requests arise from one’s heart and mind. The character is common in formal expressions of hope, petitions, and personal aspirations.