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念願 (nengan) Japanese meaning: one's heart's desire | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 念願する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 念ねん 願がん する 念ねん 願がん しない Polite 念ねん 願がん します 念ねん 願がん しません Past polite 念ねん 願がん しました 念ねん 願がん しませんでした Past 念ねん 願がん した 念ねん 願がん しなかった Te-form 念ねん 願がん して 念ねん 願がん しないで Desire 念ねん 願がん したい 念ねん 願がん したくない Potential 念ねん 願がん できる 念ねん 願がん できない Passive 念ねん 願がん される 念ねん 願がん されない Causative 念ねん 願がん させる 念ねん 願がん させない Causative passive 念ねん 願がん させられる 念ねん 願がん させられない Volitional 念ねん 願がん しよう Polite volitional 念ねん 願がん しましょう Imperative 念ねん 願がん しろ 念ねん 願がん するな Conditional 念ねん 願がん すれば 念ねん 願がん しなければ Tara conditional 念ねん 願がん したら 念ねん 願がん しなかったら
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I finally got my long-desired home.
He was accepted into the university he had long wished for.
Usage patterns 念ねん 願がん の 〈 物もの 〉 the long-desired ~ (something finally attained)
I finally got my long-dreamed-of home.
念ねん 願がん が 叶かな う for one's long-cherished wish to come true
My long-held wish to study abroad finally came true.
念ねん 願がん を 果は たす to fulfill a long-held wish
He fulfilled his long-cherished dream of becoming a professional athlete.
Related words· 7 願望 is a general word for a wish or desire, whereas 念願 specifically refers to a wish that has been cherished for a long time.
希望 is a broad, everyday word for hope or aspiration, while 念願 implies a deep, long-held personal wish.
夢 is a casual, common word for a dream or ambition, while 念願 is more formal and stresses years of longing for something specific.
望み is a plain, everyday word for a hope or wish, whereas 念願 carries a stronger sense of a deeply cherished, long-standing desire.
Show 3 more 念願 is the everyday word for a long-held wish, while 悲願 carries a heavier, almost sacrificial nuance and often appears in dramatic contexts like sports victories.
念願 emphasizes a long-held personal wish or dream one has finally achieved, whereas 待望 focuses on the anticipation leading up to something arriving.
念願 is an everyday, secular word for a long-cherished wish, whereas 本願 carries strong Buddhist connotations even when used loosely.
Etymology Compound of 念 (thought, feeling) and 願 (wish, request), literally 'thought-wish', referring to a wish held in mind over time.
