Japanese word

叶える

Pronunciation

Romajikanaeru

Meaning

  • verbmake come true

Example

子どもの夢を叶えます。ko do mo no yume o kana e ma su

I will make my child's dream come true.

Illustration for 叶える (make come true)

More examples

会社は新しいサービスで、利用者の要望を叶えました。kai sha wa atara shi i sā bi su de ri yō sha no yō bō o kana e ma shi ta

The company fulfilled its users' requests with a new service.

Core concept

Expresses turning something hoped for into an actual result through a person's action or help.

Common phrases

  • 願いを叶えるnega i o kana e ru

    make a wish come true

  • 夢を叶えるyume o kana e ru

    make a dream come true

  • 望みを叶えるnozo mi o kana e ru

    fulfill a wish

Similar words

実現するjitsugensuru: To turn a hope, wish, or plan into a real result through action or help.
成就するjōjusuru: To bring a hope or wish to fulfillment, especially in formal or literary language.

Definition in Japanese

願いや希望を実現する。nega i ya ki bō o jitsu gen su ru

Word origin

叶える (kanaeru, "make something come true") is a native Japanese formation based on 叶う (kanau, "come true") with える (eru), which forms a transitive verb.

Usage tips

  • 叶える (kanaeru) belongs naturally to language about hopes and wishes, while ordinary finished work is usually described with verbs such as 終える (oeru) or 完了する (kanryō suru).

Other meanings

  • fulfillverb
  • grantverb
  • answerverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 叶え方kanaekataway to make a wish come truenoun

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