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N4 · 19 strokes · — · Irodori #223 · Elementary 1 L13

願

hope, petition, request, vow, wish

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Readings

On’yomi
ガン
Kun’yomi
-ねがい、ねが・う

Example words

  • お願いします

    おねがいします

    Please.

  • （どうぞ）よろしくお願いします

    （どうぞ）よろしくおねがいします

    Nice to meet you.

  • ～お願いします

    ～おねがいします

    ～ please.

  • はい、お願いします

    はい、おねがいします

    Yes, please.

  • ～でお願いします

    ～でおねがいします

    With ～, please.

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A complex 19-stroke character meaning "hope" — break it into smaller familiar components to remember it.

🧩Components

Remember "hope" (願) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

お願いします (おねがいします) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in お願いします (おねがいします) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: -ねがい、ねが・う — often used in native Japanese words (like お願いします). On'yomi: ガン — common in compound words (熟語).