念願|ねんがんnengan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveone's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 念願する（ねんがんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 念願します（ねんがんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 念願しない（ねんがんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 念願しません（ねんがんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 念願せず・念願せぬ（ねんがんせず・ねんがんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 念願した（ねんがんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 念願しました（ねんがんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 念願しなかった（ねんがんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 念願しませんでした（ねんがんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 念願して（ねんがんして） |
| Potential | 念願できる（ねんがんできる） |
| Passive | 念願される（ねんがんされる） |
| Causative | 念願させる（ねんがんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 念願させられる（ねんがんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 念願すれば（ねんがんすれば） |
| tara | 念願したら（ねんがんしたら） |
| Volitional | 念願しよう（ねんがんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 念願しましょう（ねんがんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 念願しろ（ねんがんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym願望がんぼうNeutralA wish or desire in the general sense, with no suggestion of duration. 「念願」 stresses a wish you have strongly cherished all along, as in 「念願のマイホーム」.
- Synonym切望せつぼうWrittenWritten style: an earnest, urgent longing, stressing how keenly you crave something now. 「念願」 points to a wish you have carried in your heart all along.
- Synonym熱望ねつぼうWrittenWritten style: burning desire, stressing the heat of the emotion. 「念願」 leans toward a wish you have held day after day.
- Synonym願うねがうNeutralA verb: to hope for or request something. 「念願」 is a noun and stresses a wish you have strongly cherished for a long time.
- Synonym希求ききゅうWrittenWritten style: to crave or seek, as in 「平和を希求」. 「念願」 leans toward a personal wish.
- Synonym希望きぼうNeutralHope or wish in the widest use of all. 「念願」 stresses a wish you have strongly cherished day after day.
- Synonym求めるもとめるNeutralA verb: to seek, demand or want to obtain something. 「念願」 is a noun for a wish you have long hoped for.
- Synonym望みのぞみNeutralHope or wish, and also your prospects for the future. 「念願」 stresses a wish you have strongly cherished all along.
- Synonym願いねがいNeutralA broad word for a wish or request. 「念願」 is limited to a wish you have strongly cherished all along and carries no sense of making a request.
- Synonym所願しょがんWrittenA written-style word for a wish, and rare even in formal prose. 「念願」 is far more common and stresses a wish long and strongly held.
- Related志望しぼうNeutralAmbition for a school or career choice, as in 「志望校」. 「念願」 is not tied to a destination; it covers any wish long hoped for.
- Related望むのぞむNeutralA verb: to hope for or expect something. 「念願」 is a noun and stresses a wish you have strongly cherished for a long time.
- Related欲求よっきゅうWrittenWritten style: a want or craving, covering both instinctive and social needs. 「念願」 is a wish you have long hoped to see realized.
- Related欲するほっするWrittenWritten-style verb: to want or desire, as in 「平和を欲する」. 「念願」 is a noun.
- Related念じるねんじるNeutralA verb: to pray or wish silently in your heart. 「念願」 is a noun for a wish you have long hoped to see fulfilled.
- Related願いねがいNeutralA broad word for a wish or request. 「念願」 is limited to a wish you have strongly cherished all along and carries no sense of making a request.
- Related祈るいのるNeutralA verb: to pray to the gods and Buddhas or to wish from the heart. 「念願」 is a noun.
- Related要望ようぼうWrittenWritten style: a demand that someone else do or provide something. 「念願」 is your own wish.
- Related期待きたいNeutralExpectation: waiting for something good to come, the stress on waiting. 「念願」 is something you have strongly wished for all along.
- Related思慕しぼWrittenWritten style: longing for and adoring a person. 「念願」 is a wish to make something happen.
- Related欲望よくぼうNeutralDesire, leaning toward wants that go beyond what you need. 「念願」 stresses a wish long held, whatever its content.
- Related欲よくCasualColloquial: greed or craving, as in 「欲が深い」. 「念願」 is a concrete wish you have long hoped to see realized.
- Related想望そうぼうWrittenWritten style: yearning or admiration, and also expectation. 「念願」 leans toward a concrete wish you want to make come true.
- Related所望しょもうWrittenWritten style with an old-fashioned air: the thing you want, as in 「ご所望」. 「念願」 is a wish you have strongly held all along.
- Related念ずるねんずるWrittenThe ずる-form of 「念じる」: to pray silently in your heart, with a slightly old-fashioned feel. 「念願」 is a noun.
Use 「念願」 for a wish you have strongly cherished for a long time, as in 「念願の初優勝」. For a wish in general, 「願い」 or 「希望」 fits; for an eager, urgent longing, 「切望」; for a school or career choice, 「志望」. The rest are mostly verbs of wishing (「望む」「願う」「祈る」) or written-style words for desire in other senses.
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