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所願 (しょがん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

所しょ願がん

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Meanings

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noun

Formal, literary noun for a heartfelt wish or desire. In modern Japanese, 願い (negai) or 希望 (kibō) are far more common.

彼かれの所しょ願がんは、世せ界かい平へい和わの実じつ現げんだ。
His heartfelt wish is the realization of world peace.

Kanji

所place, extent
願petition, request, vow

Similar words

願ねがい
Common, everyday word for a wish or request. 所願 is a much rarer, formal literary equivalent.
希き望ぼう
Standard word for hope or aspiration. 所願 carries a more solemn, personal desire nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 所 (sho, 'place' or abstract focus) and 願 (gan, 'wish'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with a deeply held desire.