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懇願

Reading

Kana: こんがん
Romaji: kongan
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Definition

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entreaty; supplication; petition

Kanji

Readings: コン、 ねんご.ろ
Meanings: sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial
Readings: ガン、 ねが.う、 -ねがい
Meanings: petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)慈悲(じひ)懇願(こんがん)した。
➥She begged for mercy.
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(わたし)(かれ)(たす)けてくれと懇願(こんがん)した。
➥I besought him to help me.
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(かれ)(いろ)よい返事(へんじ)()ようと懇願(こんがん)した。
➥I besought him for a favorable answer.
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(かれ)らは我々(われわれ)援助(えんじょ)懇願(こんがん)した。
➥They appealed to us for help.
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(かれ)がその(くすり)をくれるよう懇願(こんがん)した。
➥We besought that he might give us the medicine.
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罪人(ざいにん)(かんが)えを()えるよう(かれ)懇願(こんがん)した。
➥The criminal pleaded with him to change his mind.
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