願い (Negai) is a Japanese noun meaning “desire, wish, hope, request”.
Meanings
- noundesire; wish; hope
- nounrequest; entreaty; plea; appeal
- nounprayer
- noun, noun suffix(written) applicationoft. 願 when used as a suffix
Examples
星に願いを。
Let me wish upon a shooting star.
君の願いは何？
What's your wish?
一つお願いがあるんだ。
I have just one thing to ask of you.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).