Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N3
894 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 19
Meaning: petition, request, vow, wish, hope
Kunyomi: ねが.う -ねがい
Onyomi: ガン
Composition: 原 頁
Radical: 頁
Reading: おおがい
Meaning: leaf
Strokes: 9
願望(がんぼう) wish [n.]
願書(がんしょ) application letter
悲願(ひがん) one's dearest wish
念願(ねんがん) one's heart's desire
祈願する(きがんする) pray
願う(ねがう) wish
お願い(おねがい) request [n.]
願 (ガン) prayer, wish, vow
願書 (ガンショ) (written) application, written request, petition, written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
本願 (ホンガン) Amida Buddha's original vow, long-cherished desire
祈願 (キガン) prayer (for something), supplication
願う (ねがう) to desire, to wish, to hope, to beg, to request, to implore, to pray, to have something done for oneself