願がんをかける

願をかける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	願がんをかける	願がんをかけない
Polite	願がんをかけます	願がんをかけません
Past polite	願がんをかけました	願がんをかけませんでした
Past	願がんをかけた	願がんをかけなかった
Te-form	願がんをかけて	願がんをかけないで
Desire	願がんをかけたい	願がんをかけたくない
Potential	願がんをかけられるalso 願がんをかけれる	願がんをかけられないalso 願がんをかけれない
Passive	願がんをかけられる	願がんをかけられない
Causative	願がんをかけさせる	願がんをかけさせない
Causative passive	願がんをかけさせられる	願がんをかけさせられない
Volitional	願がんをかけよう
Polite volitional	願がんをかけましょう
Imperative	願がんをかけろ	願がんをかけるな
Conditional	願がんをかければ	願がんをかけなければ
Tara conditional	願がんをかけたら	願がんをかけなかったら

Meanings

expression, ichidan verb

make a wish to a god; pray for a wish to come true

Used when someone makes a specific wish or prayer to a deity, often involving a vow or a small offering. Common in contexts like shrine visits or personal petitions.

彼かの女じょは試し験けんに合ごう格かくできるように神かみ様さまに願がんをかけた。
She made a wish to the gods to pass the exam.
願がんをかけるときは、まず手てを合あわせて心こころを落おち着つける。
When making a wish, first put your hands together and calm your mind.

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Kanji

願petition, request, vow
掛hang, suspend, depend
懸state of suspension, hang, depend

Related words

祈いのる
祈る is a general verb for praying, while 願をかける specifically means making a wish or petition to a deity, often with a sense of a personal request.
願ねがう
願う is a broad verb for wishing or desiring, not necessarily religious. 願をかける is a set phrase for a religious or superstitious act of making a wish.

Written forms

願がんをかける
Standard kanji spelling using 願 and the common verb かける.
願がんを掛かける
Alternative kanji for かける; 掛ける can imply a more deliberate or physical act, but here it is a conventional variant.
願がんを懸かける
Rare variant using 懸ける, which can carry a nuance of staking or risking, but in this phrase it is largely interchangeable.

Etymology

The phrase combines 願 (がん, 'wish' or 'prayer') with かける, which here carries a sense of 'to present' or 'to offer up' a wish to a deity. The exact origin of this use of かける is uncertain, but it is a conventional expression in Japanese religious contexts.