# 祈 — Pray

Frequency rank 1453 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 券 (Ticket), less common than 浸 (Immersed).

- On’yomi: き
- Kun’yomi: いの
- Radical: 示 Spirit (Kangxi 113)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A spirit on the left kneels before an axe on the right — the spirit prays to the axe, begging for mercy in a desperate prayer before battle.

In words:

- 祈る いのる — to pray
- 祈り いのり — prayer;supplication

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