See also: 还愿

Chinese

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pay back; return; also
pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet
 
hope; wish; desire
hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
 
trad. (還願)
simp. (还愿)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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還願

  1. to redeem a vow to a deity (to express gratitude)
  2. (figuratively) to fulfill a promise; to redeem a vow

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
がん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かん)(がん) (kanganくわんぐわん (kwangwan)?

  1. Synonym of 願解き (ganhodoki, paying a thanksgiving visit to a shrine after one's prayer has been fulfilled)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN