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祈

Pray
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingいの.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 21

Verbs with «祈»

祈る祈願する

Meanings

  1. prayRtK
  2. wish
  1. to pray
  2. to say a prayer
  3. to say grace
  4. to wish
  5. to hope

Popular Usage

祈る祈り

Radicals and components

Radical示spirit礻variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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altar (示) · axe (斤)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1209

Compound words

祈るいのる
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
祈りいのり
prayer; supplication
祈願きがん
prayer (for something); supplication
祈念きねん
prayer
祈祷きとう
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
祈誓きせい
vow
祈禱きとう
prayer
祈祷会きとうかい
prayer meeting
祈祷師きとうし
medicine man
祈祷者きとうしゃ
person who prays
祈祷書きとうしょ
prayer book
祈禱会きとうかい
prayer meeting
祈禱師きとうし
medicine man
祈禱室きとうしつ
oratory
祈禱者きとうしゃ
person who prays
祈禱書きとうしょ
prayer book
加持祈祷かじきとう
incantation and prayer
祈とう者きとうしゃ
person who prays
合格祈願ごうかくきがん
prayer for success in an entrance exam
主の祈りしゅのいのり
the Lord's Prayer
祈願するきがんする
to pray

Additional Examples

彼は日に何度か祈る。
He prays several times a day.tatoeba
彼は神にあわれな少女を助けてくださいと祈った。
He prayed to God to help the poor girl.tatoeba
彼は食べる前にお祈りを言った。
He said grace before eating.tatoeba
彼はひざをついて故人の霊に祈りを捧げた。
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.tatoeba
新殿敷地の平安を祈る儀式。
This ceremony is to offer prayers to the kami to make the grounds of the new sanctuary tranquil.wiki
仏教の通夜は故人の成仏を祈る。
Buddhist tsuya are held to pray for the soul of the dead to peacefully leave this world.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Pray. 礻 (altar) + 斤 (axe) — praying to the gods for victory with axe in hand.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 祈

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