祈り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 祈り, read いのり, denotes a prayer offered to a deity or an earnest wish for something to occur.
• Basic usage: It names a prayer for family safety and the quiet act of prayer filling a chapel.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Religious prayer and earnest wish
  • It can be prayer directed to a deity or an earnest wish that something will come about.