ねがい
Meanings
Noun
1. desire; wish; hope
2. request; entreaty; plea; appeal
3. prayer
Noun
Suffix
4. (written) application
oft. 願 when used as a suffix
Pitch accent
がい
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
Examples (22 in total)
What's your wish?
My wish came true.
I hope my dream will come true.
His wish was realized at last.
Your wish will come true in the near future.
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.
The company rejected his request for a transfer.
May all of your wishes come true!
She happily granted my request.
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.
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.