ねがい
Meanings
Noun
1. desire; wish; hope
Her true wish exists only there.
2. request; entreaty; plea; appeal
I won't listen to any request of yours.
3. prayer
May my prayer reach God.
Noun
Suffix
4. (written) application
oft. 願 when used as a suffix
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
wish; desire; request; prayer
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
Examples (35 in total)
The wish was fulfilled.
What's your wish?
I couldn't turn down my friend's request.
My wish came true.
Your wish finally came true, didn't it?
That was Julia's wish.
I won't listen to any request of yours.
I hope my dream will come true.
I'm sorry, but I cannot grant that wish.
His wish was realized at last.
Your wish will come true in the near future.
Would you grant me one last request?
Her true wish exists only there.
God may be listening to his wish.
I have but one wish.
His wish is to go to America.
God, hear my plea.
The mayor granted our request.
Their wish is engraved on the base of the statue.
He yielded to her ardent wishes.
May all of your wishes come true!
The company rejected his request for a transfer.
Unfortunately, I cannot grant wishes that are impossible with my power.
You could say it is something into which people have put their hopes and prayers.
She happily granted my request.
Her wish is to study abroad someday.
However, contrary to such wishes, the tension continued to rise.
My wish is to conquer this mountain.
It is our ardent hope that the war will end soon.
Tom's wish is to go to Australia.
My wish is to study painting in Paris.
She went against her parents' wishes and married the foreigner.
It is everyone's wish to succeed in life.
My dream is to become a very strong mahjong player.
This only increased his desire to be revenged on the murderous duke.