noun

  1. desire, wish, hope.
  2. request, entreaty, plea, appeal.
  3. prayer.

noun, noun used as a suffix

Oft. 願 when used as a suffix.
  1. (written) application.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
願い ねがい
ねがい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

petition, request, vow
ねが.う ガン -ねがい (4th, N3)
meadow, original, primitive
ゲン はら わら (2nd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spring, fountain
セン ぜん いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)