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：2025/12/20
願わくば
Hiragana
ねがわくば
Adverb
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
あることを強く望む気持ちを表す副詞。多く、文頭で用いられ、「願わくば〜したい」「願わくば〜であってほしい」の形で、控えめ・丁重に自分の願望を述べるときに使う。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かみさまなどにねがうときに使うことばで、できるならそうなってほしいという気持ちを表す
Chinese (Simplified)
但愿 / 希望（表达愿望） / 如果可以的话
Sense（1）
Alternative form of 願わくは
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（ romanization ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
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願わくば
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I pray that he is safe, if I may wish.
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願わくば、彼が無事であることを祈ります。
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