Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 念願(ねんがん) in Japanese

念願
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ねんがん
Romaji
nengan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    one's heart's desire; earnest petition
    Example sentence
    彼は念願を果たした。 He realized his wishes.

Examples of 念願, ねんがん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

願 JLPT 3

19 strokes

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

On'Yomi: ガン

Kun'Yomi: ねが.う, -ねがい

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念 JLPT 3

8 strokes

wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi:

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