懇願

こんがん

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

What does 懇願 mean?

懇願 is a Japanese noun meaning pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition in English. It is written as 懇願 in kanji, こんがん in hiragana, and kongan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼らは我々に援助を懇願した。

They appealed to us for help.