還願

See also: 还愿

Chinese

 
pay back; return; also
pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet
 
hope; wish; desire
hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (還願)
simp. (还愿)

Pronunciation


Verb

還願

  1. to redeem a vow to a deity (to express gratitude)
  2. (figuratively) to fulfill a promise; to redeem a vow

Synonyms

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
がん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んがん [kàńgáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ŋɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

(かん)(がん) • (kangan) くわんぐわん (kwangwan)?

  1. Synonym of 願解き (ganhodoki, paying a thanksgiving visit to a shrine after one's prayer has been fulfilled)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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