Pray

"Pray" in Japanese

嘆願する

tangan suru

(to beg humbly for aid)

祈る

inoru

(to petition a higher being)

祈る

inoru

(to talk to God)

祈祷する

kitō suru

(to petition a higher being)

祈願する

kigan suru

(to petition a higher being)

祭る

matsuru

(to petition a higher being)

請う

kou

(to beg humbly for aid)

願う

negau

(to beg humbly for aid)

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