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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

願ねがう

N3
ねがう negau
  1. to desire
  2. to wish
  3. to request
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

希望;请求

Examples

  • 足あし元もとに御ご用よう心じん願ねがいます。
    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"
  }
}