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祈 — kanji meaning “pray”

pray, wish

Meanings
pray, wish
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
8
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#1462 of 2,500
Classical radical
113
Chinese reading
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Words with 祈

WordReadingMeaning
いのり inoriprayer; supplication
きがん kiganprayer (for something); supplication
いのる inoruto pray; to say a prayer; to say grace
きとう kitouprayer; grace (at meals)
きねん kinenprayer
おいのり oinoriprayer; supplication
きねんさい kinensaiprayer service for a good crop
きとうしゃ kitoushaperson who prays
きせい kiseivow; oath; pledge
ごうかくきがん goukakukiganprayer for success in an entrance exam
しゅのいのり shunoinorithe Lord's Prayer
きとうしょ kitoushoprayer book

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.