願がん掛かけ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

making a prayer to a god or Buddha; votive prayer

Refers to the act of praying to a deity or Buddha with a specific wish, often involving a vow or offering. Common in Shinto and Buddhist contexts.

• 試し験けんに合ごう格かくするように神じん社じゃで願がん掛かけをした。

  I made a prayer at the shrine to pass the exam.

• 願がん掛かけのために断だん食じきをすることがある。

  Sometimes people fast as a form of votive prayer.