〜ますように
N3masu you ni
I hope; may (wish, prayer)
Formation
Verb-stem + ますように / Verb-stem + ませんように
Chinese meanings
愿……;希望……
Chinese formation
动词ます形+ように/动词ません形+ように
Chinese usage
表示愿望或祈祷。
Chinese notes
可用于神社祈愿、七夕短笺或信末祝愿。
Examples
- 試験に合格できますように。I hope I pass the exam.愿我能通过考试。
- 明日の遠足、雨が降りませんように。Please don't let it rain on tomorrow's school outing.希望明天的郊游不要下雨。
- 家族みんなが元気で過ごせますように。May everyone in my family stay healthy.愿全家人都健康平安。
Notes
Used for wishes and prayers, e.g. at a shrine or on tanabata strips, and at the end of letters wishing someone well.
#wish
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('masu-you-ni');
{
"id": "masu-you-ni",
"pattern": "〜ますように",
"romaji": "masu you ni",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "I hope; may (wish, prayer)",
"formation": "Verb-stem + ますように / Verb-stem + ませんように",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "試験に合格できますように。",
"furigana": "{試験|しけん}に{合格|ごうかく}できますように。",
"en": "I hope I pass the exam."
},
{
"ja": "明日の遠足、雨が降りませんように。",
"furigana": "{明日|あした}の{遠足|えんそく}、{雨|あめ}が{降|ふ}りませんように。",
"en": "Please don't let it rain on tomorrow's school outing."
},
{
"ja": "家族みんなが元気で過ごせますように。",
"furigana": "{家族|かぞく}みんなが{元気|げんき}で{過|す}ごせますように。",
"en": "May everyone in my family stay healthy."
}
],
"tags": [
"wish"
],
"notes": "Used for wishes and prayers, e.g. at a shrine or on tanabata strips, and at the end of letters wishing someone well.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "eb419169575d24b4a1b121d2c72f6725088e92e53dcf5abe598c1d1c6101a931",
"meanings": [
"愿……",
"希望……"
],
"formation": "动词ます形+ように/动词ません形+ように",
"explanation": "表示愿望或祈祷。",
"notes": "可用于神社祈愿、七夕短笺或信末祝愿。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "試験に合格できますように。",
"zh": "愿我能通过考试。"
},
{
"ja": "明日の遠足、雨が降りませんように。",
"zh": "希望明天的郊游不要下雨。"
},
{
"ja": "家族みんなが元気で過ごせますように。",
"zh": "愿全家人都健康平安。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#masu-you-ni",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "cfbbf3b2877f703daa63dbf09cf4930c443995c14ef8f2dca32ed6224593346d"
}
}