Word Meaning お願い

おねがい onegai

お願い is read as おねがい (onegai) and means please.

Meaning

English

please
request
favour (to ask)
wish

Reading

Kana

おねがい

Romaji

onegai

Writing Variants

御願い おねがい onegai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 12137 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お願いします

おねがいします

please

お願い致します

おねがいいたします

please

願望

がんぼう

desire

出願

しゅつがん

application

念願

ねんがん

one's heart's desire

願

ねがい

(written) application

願書

がんしょ

written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple

願う

ねがう

to have something done for oneself

本願

ほんがん

Amida Buddha's original vow

願

がん

prayer

悲願

ひがん

Buddha's vow to save humanity

願わくは

ねがわくは

I pray

Example Sentences

御名前をお願いします。

おなまえをおねがいします。

May I have your name, please?

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.