# 願 — wish; petition

願 means “wish; petition”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: ガン (gan). Kun'yomi: ねが(う) (negau). You'll see it in words such as 願い (negai, “desire; wish”).

- Meaning: wish; petition
- On'yomi: ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi: ねが(う) (negau)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Feelings 1

## How to remember 願

Parts: 原 meadow · 頁 head; page

## Words with 願

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 願い | ねがい (negai) | desire; wish |
| 願う | ねがう (negau) | to desire; to wish |
| お願い | おねがい (onegai) | request; favour |

## Don't confuse it with

[頻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frequent/) · [顔](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/face/) · [顕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/conspicuous/)

## More in the “Feelings 1” set

[愛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/love/) · [喜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rejoice/) · [困](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/be-troubled/) · [恐](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fear/) · [願](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wish/) · [希](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/aspire/) · [欲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/desire/) · [笑](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/laugh/)

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