祈る

いのる

To pray, to wish earnestly

N4verb·inoru

How to remember it

祈 pairs 示 (altar) with 斤 (axe) — prayers offered up at the altar.

Example sentences

  • 家族の健康を祈っています。

    かぞくのけんこうをいのっています。

    I pray for my family's health.

  • 試験の前に神社で祈った。

    しけんのまえにじんじゃでいのった。

    I prayed at a shrine before the exam.

Usage

Transitive; takes を for the thing prayed or wished for.

Related words

祈りお祈り神社願う

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