Practice JLPTMeaning
願わくは (ねがわくは, negawakuha) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “I pray; I wish”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 6
願わくは 来週 中には 帰りたい
Hopefully, I shall be able to return next week.
「願わくは此の山の傍らに侍し、（九頭竜）権現の慈風に当たりて三熱の苦を脱するを得ん。
」 I wish to serve on the side of this mountain, and escape from the three kinds of heat with gracious wind from (Kuzuryu) Gongen (incarnation).'
我ら臣下は謹んで天皇の意向を承り、死を誓い、勤勉に従事し、願わくは天皇を安心させよう。
We subjects will gracefully accept the wish of the Emperor, pledge our lives, engage diligently and make the Emperor feel at ease, hopefully.
同組合は，山梨のワインにブランド名を与えることで，そのワインが世界中に広まり，願わくはより多くの人々が山梨のブドウ農園で働くようになることを期待している。
The association hopes that giving Yamanashi wine a brand name will help popularize the wine around the world and perhaps encourage more people to become grape farmers in Yamanashi.
彼らの健康、富、長命、幸福、繁栄を祝して乾杯しましょう、そして願わくは彼らの専門における誇らしい、自ら勝ち取った地位を、そして私たちの心に占める名誉と愛情ある地位を彼らが長く持ち続けますように。
」 Let us drink to their health, wealth, long life, happiness and prosperity and may they long continue to hold the proud and self-won position which they hold in their profession and the position of honour and affection which they hold in our hearts."
秀吉は盛政の武勇を買って九州平定後に肥後国一国を与えるので家臣になれと強く誘ったが、盛政は織田信長や勝家から受けた大恩を忘れることはできず、願わくは派手な衣装を着用の上、引き回しののち刑死したいと願った。
Hideyoshi, who appreciated the military prowess of Morimasa, urged Morimasa to work under him by proposing that Higo Province would be given to Morimasa, but Morimasa could not forget the great kindness of Nobunaga ODA and Katsuie, and pleaded to die from being dragged around a town in a gorgeous costume.