This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガン、ねが.う、-ねがい
Romaji: gan, nega.u, -negai
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ra
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Meanings

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  894
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-10-9
Korean Reading:  weon
Chinese Reading:  yuan4
Unicode:  9858
JIS:  346A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1845
Nelson Index: 255
New Nelson Index: 6653
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 9a10.2
Four Corner Index: 7128.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 446
Gakken Index: 869
Daikanwanjiten Index: 43623
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0293
Remembering the kanji Index: 135
Busy People Index: 2.15
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1011
Kodansha Compact Index: 1897
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 469
Kanji in Context Index: 862
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1199
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1637
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 137
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 143
Essential Kanji Index: 428
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2320
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3361
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 368
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 637

Words

(がん)
prayer; wish; vow
志願 (しがん)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
お願い (おねがい)
request; wish; please
出願 (しゅつがん)
application
念願 (ねんがん)
one's heart's desire; earnest petition
願い (ねがい)
desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application
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
祈願 (きがん)
prayer; supplication
請願 (せいがん)
petition
願望 (がんぼう、がんもう)
desire; wish; aspiration
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