| 1479 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 657 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4390 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1190 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1759 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2323 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 661 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 672 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 878 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1695 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1983 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1060 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1426 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1550 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35640P | Morohashi |
| 1576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5645 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1536 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1656 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1799 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
524 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 請求 【セイキュウ】 claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)
- 請願 【セイガン】 petition
- 招請 【ショウセイ】 invitation
- 懇請 【コンセイ】 appeal, entreaty, request
- 普請 【フシン】 building, construction, group effort by Buddhist practitioners, group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
- 安普請 【ヤスブシン】 cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
- 請 【ショウ】 request, invitation, privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
- 招待 【ショウタイ】 invitation
- 招請 【ショウセイ】 invitation
- 拝請 【ハイショウ】 humbly inviting
Kun reading compounds
- 乞う 【こう】 to beg, to ask, to request, to invite, to pray, to wish
- 乞うご期待 【こうごきたい】 don't miss it, stay tuned, coming soon, look forward to it
- 受ける 【うける】 to receive, to get, to catch (e.g. a ball), to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.), to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence), to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge), to be given (e.g. life, talent), to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by), to follow, to succeed, to be descended from, to face (south, etc.), to be modified by, to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee, to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うけ
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- solicitar
- pedir
- rogar
- tomar el control
- recibir
Portuguese
- solicitar
- convidar
- perguntar
French
- solliciter
- inviter
- demander
| 3046 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0562.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8acb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
894 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 願 【ガン】 prayer, wish, vow
- 願書 【ガンショ】 (written) application, written request, petition, written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
- 本願 【ホンガン】 Amida Buddha's original vow, long-cherished desire
- 祈願 【キガン】 prayer (for something), supplication
Kun reading compounds
- 願う 【ねがう】 to desire, to wish, to hope, to beg, to request, to implore, to pray, to have something done for oneself
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- petición
- deseo
- anhelo
- desear
- pedir
- rogar
Portuguese
- petição
- solicitação
- voto
- desejo
- esperança
French
- demande
- prière
- souhait
- voeu
- espoir
| 368 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 469 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 446 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 869 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 255 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 428 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1011 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 581 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 862 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1897 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43623 | Morohashi |
| 1845 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6653 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 135 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 143 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 637 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3361 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 7128.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9858 | Unicode hex code |