Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ねが
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • (Tokyo) がわくは [nègáwáꜜkù wà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞ɡa̠ɰᵝa̠kɯ̟ᵝ ɰᵝa̠]

Adverb

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(ねが)わくは (negawaku wa

  1. Expresses desire.

References

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