I Love Kanji叶う (kanau)
叶う (かなう, kanau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かなう
- Romaji
- kanau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer) · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
もし病気の人が千羽の鶴を折ると、その人の願いが叶うの。
If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, her wish will come true.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 叶う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 叶う | かなう kanau |
| Polite (~masu) | 叶います | かないます kanaimasu |
| Negative | 叶わない | かなわない kanawanai |
| Polite negative | 叶いません | かないません kanaimasen |
| Past | 叶った | かなった kanatta |
| Polite past | 叶いました | かないました kanaimashita |
| Negative past | 叶わなかった | かなわなかった kanawanakatta |
| Te-form | 叶って | かなって kanatte |
| Potential | 叶える | かなえる kanaeru |
| Passive | 叶われる | かなわれる kanawareru |
| Causative | 叶わせる | かなわせる kanawaseru |
| Volitional | 叶おう | かなおう kanaou |
| Imperative | 叶え | かなえ kanae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 叶えば | かなえば kanaeba |
Kanji in 叶う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 叶う.
Source: JMdict entry 1208870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.