Learn Japanese — where understanding folds into fluency.

Join the Newsletter

Connect

Email Discord Instagram TikTok YouTube LinkedIn Bluesky X

© 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

About FAQ Contact Status Privacy Terms

願掛け (がんかけ) — making a prayer (to a god or Buddha) | Kumi Dictionary

Dictionary
Kanji Vocab
願掛け

願掛け

願がん掛かけ

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

Kanji Vocab Culture & Traditions Religion & Philosophy33 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

願かけ願掛

がんかけがんがけ

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 33

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

ねが.う・-ねがい…(2)

petition・request・vow・wish・hope

か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)

hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)

Track your mastery

Kumi's KMT system will track your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create an account to join the waitlist for 220,000+ concepts.

Related concepts for this entry

Used in vocabulary

願
掛
け