Japanese

おいのり
Meaning: prayer; praying; (slang) rejection letter in job hunting
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present お祈り

Handwriting

お
祈
り

Example sentences

I prayed for passing at the shrine.
あなた様のご健康とご多幸をお祈り申し上げます。
I pray for your health and happiness.
衷心より御多幸をお祈り申し上げます。
I pray for your great happiness from the bottom of my heart.
皆様のご多幸をお祈り申し上げます。
I wish you all much happiness.
皆様の無事息災を心よりお祈り申し上げます。
I sincerely pray for everyone's good health and safety.

Usage Notes

Mainly means to pray or offer a prayer. In Japanese job hunting slang, it also refers to an 'oinori mail' (rejection email) because it ends with the phrase 'we pray for your future success'.

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