Phrases under Wishes (願事) on an omikuji
願事 / 願望 / 願い事 / 願いごと
Wording and the order of fortunes vary from shrine to shrine.
- 叶うかなう / kanauYour wish reaches what you hope for.
- 叶い難しかないがたし / kanaigatashiYour wish is hard to fulfil in its present form.
- 叶わずかなわず / kanawazuRead plainly, the wish will not come true as things stand.
- 遅くとも叶うおそくともかなう / osoku tomo kanauDelays may come, but the wish still reaches you in the end.
- 半ばより叶うなかばよりかなう / nakaba yori kanauThings go poorly at first and begin to fall into place partway through.
- 障りありさわりあり / sawari ariSomething stands in the way of the wish.
- 時を待てときをまて / toki o mateNow is not the moment to act; wait until the time is ripe.
- 急げば叶わずいそげばかなわず / isogeba kanawazuPushing ahead in a rush is what keeps the wish from coming true.
- 人の助けありて叶うひとのたすけありてかなう / hito no tasuke arite kanauThe wish comes true not through your own strength alone but with someone's help.
- 叶うが遅しかなうがおそし / kanau ga ososhiThe wish does come true, but it takes time to get there.
- 望み通りに叶うのぞみどおりにかなう / nozomi dori ni kanauOne of the brightest phrases in this section: the wish comes true in the very shape you hoped for.
- 思うようにならずおもうようにならず / omou yo ni narazuThe wish does not unfold the way you pictured it.
- 心を定めよこころをさだめよ / kokoro o sadameyoA wavering heart keeps the wish from coming true, so make up your mind first.
- 他人にまかせるなたにんにまかせるな / tanin ni makaseru naA wish handed over to other people will not come true.
- 先急ぐなさきいそぐな / saki isogu naA warning against pressing forward too fast.
- 望みは叶うが油断するなのぞみはかなうがゆだんするな / nozomi wa kanau ga yudan suru naThe wish is likely to come true, yet it can fall apart if you relax too soon.
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