This week’s #kanji is #願, which is listed under its semantic element of #おおがい（頁）. Its phonetic element is 原, which does not share a sound with 願 in modern Japanese.
Meaning: wish, to pray
Reading: ガン、ねが
願（ガン）をかける: to make a vow to a god
願書（ガンショ）: an application, a written application
願望（ガンボウ）: a wish, a desire, an ambition
懇願（コンガン）する: to beg earnestly, to make an earnest appeal
志願（シガン）する: to volunteer, to enlist, to apply for…
出願（シュツガン）する: to make an application, to file an application
念願（ネンガン）: one’s heart’s desire, one’s dearest wish
願（ねが）い事（ごと）: one’s desire, one’s request
願（ねが）う: to desire, to wish, to request, to pray
お願（ねが）い: a request, a favour to ask
