Memory phrase for the Kanji: 願

願

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Meaning wish, hope, request

Pronunciation

GAN
negau

Explanation

Left: origin, plain 原 (Under the cliff 厂 a white 白 small 小 spring 泉 has its origin), right: head, forehead 頁

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

Radicals

厂 cliffThe Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
泉 springThe white 白 water 水 stands for a well.
頁 (fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
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 Vocabulary

願 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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