悲願

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

Pronunciation

Noun

悲願

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

Japanese
Kanji in this term
悲 願
ひ
Grade: 3		 がん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

悲願 (hiragana ひがん, rōmaji higan)

  1. earnest wish
    死 (し)刑 (け)廃 (い)止 ()は彼 (いしはかれ)の悲 (ひ)願 (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.
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