願い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
願
ねが Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 願(ねが)う (negau).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ねがい [nègáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ne̞ɡa̠i]

Noun

願(ねが)い • (negai) ^{←ねがひ (negafi)^?}

wish; desire
prayer
request
よろしくお願(ねが)いします
yoroshiku o-negai shimasu
Please treat me kindly (conventional greeting). Best regards.

Verb

願(ねが)い • (negai)

stem or continuative form of 願う (negau) [godan]

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN