願 — petition, request, vow
がん
願
petition
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
19 strokes
emotion
U+9858
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #894
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #143
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- petition
- request
- vow
- wish
- hope
word
かん ・がん kan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ねが nega Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ねがい negai Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
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