Japanese

Noun

願い ‎(hiragana ねがい, romaji negai, historical hiragana ねがひ)

1. wish; desire
2. prayer
3. request

   よろしくお願 (ねが)いします

   yoroshiku o-negai shimasu

   Please treat me kindly (conventional greeting). Best regards.

Verb

願い ‎(hiragana ねがい, romaji negai)

1. stem or continuative form (連用形) of 願う ‎(negau) [godan]

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3