悲願

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Chinese

sad; sadness; sorrow
sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
 
hope; wish; desire
hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
 
trad. (悲願)
simp. (悲愿)

Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 悲願

  1. (Buddhism) merciful wish (of a bodhisattva); cherished desire

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
がん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

()(がん) (higan

  1. earnest wish
    死刑廃止(しけい)(いしはかれ)悲願(ひがん)だった。
    Shikei haishi wa kare no higan datta.
    The abolishment of the death penalty was one of his long held wishes.

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.