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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜ますように

N3
masu 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

  • 試し験けんに合ごう格かくできますように。
    I hope I pass the exam.
    愿我能通过考试。
  • 明日あしたの遠えん足そく、雨あめが降ふりませんように。
    Please don't let it rain on tomorrow's school outing.
    希望明天的郊游不要下雨。
  • 家か族ぞくみんなが元げん気きで過すごせますように。
    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.

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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"
  }
}