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“to pray, to hope for”
Language context for this entry: Japanese
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01 / Meaning & origin
祈 is a feminine given name documented in Japanese. English Wiktionary gives the meaning “to pray, to hope for”.
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Meaning: “to pray, to hope for”
Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 祈る (inoru, “to pray, to hope for”).
Nominalization of the verb 祈る (inoru, “to pray, to hope for”).
動詞祈る (inoru，“祈禱，許願”)的連用形 (ren'yōkei)名詞化。 動詞祈る (inoru，“祈禱，許願”)的名詞化。 各種不同漢字的名乘讀法。
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