願わくは

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ねが
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the -ku nominal form of 願ふ (to wish, to desire, modern 願う) and the particle . From kanbun kundoku, calque of Literary Chinese (yuàn).[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

(ねが)わくは (negawaku wa

  1. Expresses desire.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN