願がん人にん

noun

petitioner; supplicant

Historical term for someone who submits a formal petition or request, especially to a lord or authority.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、願がん人にんは幕ばく府ふに直じき訴そすることもあった。

  In the Edo period, petitioners sometimes appealed directly to the shogunate.

noun

person who prays; worshipper

Refers to someone engaged in prayer or religious supplication, often in a historical or traditional context.

• 願がん人にんは神じん社じゃで一いっ心しんに祈いのりを捧ささげた。

  The worshipper prayed earnestly at the shrine.

noun

beggar-priest

Abbreviation of 願人坊主; a mendicant monk or begging priest, often seen in historical or folk contexts.

See also: 願人坊主

• 願がん人にん坊ぼう主ず（願がん人にん）は、街まち角かどで托たく鉢はつをしながら経きょうを唱となえた。

  The beggar-priest (gannin) chanted sutras while begging on the street corner.