祈る
いのる · inoru · JLPT N4 · verb-godan
to pray
🙏 i-noru: sounds like 'I know rule' — the rule is to pray and wish
Etymology: 祈る comes from old い (sacred, taboo) + のる (宣る, to declare solemnly). To pray is literally to speak sacred words aloud. The same のる hides in 呪う (to curse) and 祝詞 (norito, Shinto prayer).