祈き念ねん

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祈念する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	祈き念ねんする	祈き念ねんしない
Polite	祈き念ねんします	祈き念ねんしません
Past polite	祈き念ねんしました	祈き念ねんしませんでした
Past	祈き念ねんした	祈き念ねんしなかった
Te-form	祈き念ねんして	祈き念ねんしないで
Desire	祈き念ねんしたい	祈き念ねんしたくない
Potential	祈き念ねんできる	祈き念ねんできない
Passive	祈き念ねんされる	祈き念ねんされない
Causative	祈き念ねんさせる	祈き念ねんさせない
Causative passive	祈き念ねんさせられる	祈き念ねんさせられない
Volitional	祈き念ねんしよう
Polite volitional	祈き念ねんしましょう
Imperative	祈き念ねんしろ	祈き念ねんするな
Conditional	祈き念ねんすれば	祈き念ねんしなければ
Tara conditional	祈き念ねんしたら	祈き念ねんしなかったら

Meanings

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

prayer; praying

A somewhat formal term for offering a prayer, often used in religious ceremonies, memorial services, or when praying for a specific purpose such as world peace.

世せ界かい平へい和わを祈き念ねんして、鐘かねが鳴ならされた。
The bell was rung in prayer for world peace.
多おおくの参さん列れつ者しゃが故こ人じんの冥めい福ふくを祈き念ねんした。
Many attendees prayed for the repose of the deceased's soul.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の成せい功こうを祈き念ねんするto pray for the success of something
新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうの成せい功こうを祈き念ねんいたします。
I pray for the success of the new venture.
〈人ひと〉の健けん康こうを祈き念ねんするto pray for someone's health
皆みな様さまのご健けん康こうを祈き念ねんしております。
I pray for everyone's good health.
世せ界かい平へい和わを祈き念ねんするto pray for world peace
式しき典てんでは世せ界かい平へい和わを祈き念ねんして黙もく祷とうが行おこなわれた。
At the ceremony, a moment of silence was observed to pray for world peace.
ご多た幸こうを祈き念ねんするto pray for someone's happiness (formal set phrase)
皆みな様さまのご多た幸こうを祈き念ねん申もうし上あげます。
We wish everyone great happiness (lit. pray for your happiness).

Kanji

祈pray, wish
念wish, sense, idea

Related words

祈いのるN4
祈る is the common, everyday verb for 'to pray', while 祈念 is a more formal noun often used in set phrases or written/ceremonial contexts.
祈き願がんN1
祈願 emphasizes praying for a specific wish or goal to be granted, whereas 祈念 is a broader, more general term for offering a prayer.
祈きとう
祈祷 refers to a ritual invocation performed as part of a religious ceremony, while 祈念 is a more general word for praying, not necessarily ritualistic.
祈いのりN3
祈念 is a stiff, ceremonial word for praying for something (often used in set phrases like ご健康を祈念します), while 祈り is the plain noun for prayer.

Don't confuse with

記き念ねんN3
記念 (also read きねん) means 'commemoration' or 'souvenir', a completely different concept from 祈念, which means 'prayer'.

Etymology

Compound of 祈 (pray, wish) and 念 (thought, sense). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of focusing one's thoughts in prayer.