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願い

ねがい

wish, request

Mnemonic

The head bowed over the same plain request, except that this one is on behalf of everybody. The same nay ね, ga がい as 願う, still asking. World peace: ねがい.

Worth knowing

お願い おねがい is a favour you ask of a person. 願い is the wish itself.

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wish, request
原 plain, origin + 頁 head

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