お願い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お願い
1
Polite; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
request; favour (to ask); wish
Examples
「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「スミスですが」
"I'd like to talk to Mr Smith." "This is Smith speaking."
2
Interjection
please
Examples
頼みたいことがあります。ちょっとお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか？
I need a favor.
Kanji in this Word
願
19 strokes
Frequency: 894
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
petition
request
vow
wish
hope
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ねが.う
-ねがい
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ら
御
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
honorable
manipulate
govern
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
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