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็ฅ
Pray, Wish
ใใฎ-ใ (ino-ru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
At Japanese shrines, visitors often clap twice, bow, and quietly make a prayer. The kanji ็ฅ appears in words like ็ฅ้ก (prayer for success) and ็ฅใ (to pray).
Memory Trick
Imagine folding your HANDS before a shrine and making a heartfelt WISH. That act of PRAYING is ็ฅ.
Readings
Onyomi: ใญ (ki)
Kunyomi: ใใฎ-ใ (ino-ru)
Example Words
็ฅใ
ใใฎใ (inoru)
To pray
็ฅ้ก
ใใใ (kigan)
Prayer
ๅนณๅใ็ฅใ
ใธใใใใใฎใ (heiwa o inoru)
Pray for peace
ๅๆ ผ็ฅ้ก
ใใใใใใใ (goukaku kigan)
Prayer for exam success
Example Sentence
ๅฎถๆใฎ ๅฅๅบทใ ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใฎ ใใใใใ ใใฎใฃใฆใใพใใ
kazoku no kenkou o inotteimasu
I pray for my family's health.