願う
N3ねがう negau
- to desire
- to wish
- to request
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
希望;请求
Examples
- 足元に御用心願います。Do watch your step.请注意脚下。
- 彼は私の許しを願った。He asked my pardon.他请求我原谅。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('7846a5b95f'); // 願う
{
"id": "7846a5b95f",
"word": "願う",
"reading": "ねがう",
"romaji": "negau",
"meanings": [
"to desire",
"to wish",
"to request"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"v5u",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1217950,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "足元に御用心願います。",
"furigana": "{足元|あしもと}に{御|ご}{用心|ようじん}{願|ねが}います。",
"en": "Do watch your step.",
"tatoeba_id": 139840
},
{
"ja": "彼は私の許しを願った。",
"en": "He asked my pardon.",
"tatoeba_id": 105874
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "70ffa190f7c98958429e60dcf00a1c7ea6e11f5bfa7dd465c233a510e1ef0a66",
"meanings": [
"希望",
"请求"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "足元に御用心願います。",
"zh": "请注意脚下。"
},
{
"ja": "彼は私の許しを願った。",
"zh": "他请求我原谅。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/7846a5b95f",
"JMdict ent_seq 1217950; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "1fdab1b12f1da42aa16a4a2ad22abf9c530c2486cbec73abf87c914b851756e7"
}
}