Kanji
N2 8 strokes Grade 8 freq #1462

pray, wish

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

altar shimesu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

prayer
prayer (for something); supplication
prayer; grace (at meals)
prayer request; request for prayers
oratory; prayer room
temple; shrine (esp. one at which worshippers pray for favors)
praying for rain
optative sentence
optative mood
person who prays

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

prayer; supplication
to pray; to say a prayer
prayer; supplication
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
may your soul rest in peace; I pray for your happiness in the afterlife
to pray; to say a prayer
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
e-mail notice of rejection (for a job application)
prayer meeting
to wish someone luck; to wish someone well

Example sentences

His parents go to church every Sunday.

Say your prayers before you eat.

He prayed that I might succeed.

Good luck!