EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

    彼らは我々に援助を懇願した。
    They appealed to us for help.

Also written 悃願【こんがん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial

Kun
ねんご.ろ
On
コン
Strokes
17
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1135 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-13-4SKIP code
4k13.12The Kanji Dictionary
2733.3Four corner code
2058deroo
61c7Unicode hex code
1-26-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1781Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2002New Nelson (John Haig)
2899New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3606Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1851Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2517Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1970Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2123Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1170A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1171Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11326Morohashi
1282A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1135Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1187Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1325Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1868Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1799Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
804Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1990Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ken3Pinyin reading
ganKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Kun
ねが.う-ねがい
On
ガン
Strokes
19
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
894 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-9, 3-3-16SKIP code
9a10.2The Kanji Dictionary
7128.6Four corner code
3361deroo
9858Unicode hex code
1-20-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
255Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6653New Nelson (John Haig)
1845New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2320Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1199Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1637Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
135Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
143Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
869A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
428Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43623Morohashi
446A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
581Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
590Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
368sakade
1011Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
469henshall3
637Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
862Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1897Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan4Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level