Word Meaning 願わくば

ねがわくば negawakuba

願わくば is read as ねがわくば (negawakuba) and means I pray.

Meaning

English

I pray
I wish

Reading

Kana

ねがわくば

Romaji

negawakuba

Writing Variants

希わくば ねがわくば negawakuba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 142821 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

願望

がんぼう

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

願

がん

prayer

願わくは

ねがわくは

I pray

願い出

ねがいで

application

願い出る

ねがいでる

to ask for

願い下げ

ねがいさげ

cancellation

願人

がんにん

beggar-priest

願事

ねがいごと

wish

願力

がんりき

the power of prayer (in Buddhism)

Example Sentences

願わくば一生、物を言ったり考えたりする暇もなく、朝から晩まで働きづめに働いて、そしてバタリと死にたいものだ。

Hopefully, I will work hard from morning till night all my life, without time to say or think anything, and then I will suddenly die.