Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 願


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Meaning

wish, hope, request

Pronunciation

GAN
negau

Explanation

Left: origin, plain (Under the cliff a white small spring has its origin), right: head, forehead

Mnemonic

The origin is in the head of your: wishes and hopes.

Radicals

cliff(The Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.)
spring(The white water stands for a well.)
(fore-)head, page(The radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character is used for: head.)
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Vocabulary

がん prayer, wish, vow
願う ねがう to desire, to wish, to request, to beg, to hope, to implore
願い ねがい desire, wish, request, prayer, petition
念願 ねんがん one's heart's desire, earnest petition
願書 がんしょ written application or petition


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