Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spellings
祈ぐ (kyūjitai)
祷ぐ

Etymology edit

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 edit

() (negutransitive yodan

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

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References edit

  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 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN