19 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Kun'yomi
  • to desire ②to beg ③to have something done for oneself
  • -ねがい
On'yomi
  • prayer
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ねが 93.2%
ガン 3.7%
-ねがい 3.1%

Character 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)

Common Words

request ②please
desire ②request ③(written) application
to desire ②to beg ③to have something done for oneself
cancelation ②asking to be excused
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References

Unicode hex code 9858
JIS X 0208 1-20-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 255
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6653
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1845
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2320
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1199
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1637
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 135
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 143
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 869
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 428
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43623
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 446
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 581
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 590
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 368
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1011
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 469
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 637
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 862
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.15
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1897
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 137
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a10.2
Four corner code 7128.6
De Roo Code 3361