祈ぐ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
祈ぐ (kyūjitai)
祷ぐ

Etymology

Thought to be cognate with 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō) verb 労ぐ (negu, to pray for blessings or protection).[1][2]

Verb

() (negutransitive yodan

  1. (Classical Japanese) to pray
    Synonyms: 祈る (inoru), 祈願する (kigan suru)

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN