"願い" meaning in All languages combined

See 願い on Wiktionary

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ne̞ɡa̠i] Forms: 願い [canonical] (ruby: (ねが)), negai [romanization], negafi [romanization], ねがひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 願(ねが)う (negau). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|願う|ねがう||pos=}} 願(ねが)う (negau), {{ja-etym-renyokei|願う|ねがう}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 願(ねが)う (negau). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ねがい|hhira=ねがひ}} 願(ねが)い • (negai) ^(←ねがひ (negafi)?)
  1. wish; desire
    Sense id: en-願い-ja-noun--FL0jqmg Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 34 16 27 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 24 14 30 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 9 35 26
  2. prayer
    Sense id: en-願い-ja-noun-Jf42EIOS Categories (other): Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō) Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 24 14 30 31
  3. request
    Sense id: en-願い-ja-noun-H1i5FFsk Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 9 61 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 21 10 54 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 16 10 58 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 24 14 30 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 22 10 54 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 9 35 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 4 41 22

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [ne̞ɡa̠i] Forms: 願い [canonical] (ruby: (ねが)), negai [romanization]
Etymology: 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 願(ねが)う (negau). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|願う|ねがう||pos=}} 願(ねが)う (negau), {{ja-etym-renyokei|願う|ねがう}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 願(ねが)う (negau). Head templates: {{ja-verb form|ねがい}} 願(ねが)い • (negai)
  1. stem or continuative form of 願う (negau) [godan] Tags: continuative, form-of, stem Form of: 願う (extra: negau)
    Sense id: en-願い-ja-verb-HL1-0i~n Categories (other): Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 24 14 30 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 9 35 26
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          "english": "Please treat me kindly (conventional greeting). Best regards.",
          "roman": "yoroshiku o-negai shimasu",
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Download raw JSONL data for 願い meaning in All languages combined (4.2kB)

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