# 祈 — pray; wish

祈 means “pray; wish”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). Kun'yomi: いの(る) (inoru). You'll see it in words such as 祈り (inori, “prayer; supplication”).

- Meaning: pray; wish
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: いの(る) (inoru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Belief & custom

## How to remember 祈

Parts: 礻 altar · 斤 axe

## Words with 祈

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 祈り | いのり (inori) | prayer; supplication |
| 祈る | いのる (inoru) | to pray; to say a prayer |

## More in the “Belief & custom” set

[仏](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/buddha/) · [恵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grace/) · [祝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/celebrate/) · [拝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/worship/) · [祈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pray/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pray/. Last updated 2026-11-01.