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JLPT N3 Intermediate

願い

A wish, hope, request, or prayer.

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願う verb form
お願いします polite request phrase
お願い polite noun/request
1 Noun

Wish / Hope

A strong internal desire or hope for a future outcome to be realized.

Example

私 の たった 一つ の 願い は 、 家族 が ずっと 元気 で いる こと です 。

My one and only wish is for my family to always be healthy.

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2 Noun

Request / Favor

An appeal for assistance or a specific action requested of someone else.

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3 Noun

Prayer

A spiritual invocation or supplication directed toward a divine entity.

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願い
ねがい
A wish, hope, request, or prayer.
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