Definition of 願い (ねがい)

ねが

願い

ねがい

negai

noun
1.
desire, wish, hope
2.
request, entreaty, plea, appeal
3.
prayer
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
(written) application(oft. 願 when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
【ねがい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
Related Kanji
petition, request, vow, wish, hope
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 35 results)

わた
私の
ねが
願い
じつげん
実現
At length, my wish was realized

かれ
彼の
ねが
願い
じつげん
実現
His wish was realized at last

かのじょ
彼女の
ねが
願い
Her hope didn't come true

I have just one thing to ask of you

かのじょ
彼女
りょうし
両親
ねが
願い
がいこくじん
外国人
けっこん
結婚した
She went against her parent's wishes, and married the foreigner

God may be listening to his wish

My prayers were answered

かのじょ
彼女
こころよ
快く
ねが
願い
She graciously listened to my request

My wish is to conquer this mountain

かのじょ
彼女の
ねが
願い
じつげん
実現
Her wish was realized at last

Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it

かれ
かのじょ
彼女の
ねつれつ
熱烈な
ねが
願い
He yielded to her ardent wishes

I have but one wish

だいがく
大学
せつりつ
設立
かのじょ
彼女の
おお
大きな
ねが
願い
The foundation of a college was her great ambition

His wish is to go to America

Everyone has his intellectual desire; mine is to escape life as I know it

He asked me if I could do him a favor

ケイト
ねが
願い
ぶん
自分
価値
じょゆう
女優
こと
Kate's wish is to prove that she is a worthy actress

だれ
誰にも
てき
知的な
ねが
願い
Everyone has his intellectual desire

ぞう
だい
土台
かれ
彼らの
ねが
願い
Their wish is engraved on the base of the statue
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