願う
ねがう · negau · JLPT N3 · verb-godan
to desire
🎋 negau sounds like negotiate: both are about asking for what you want
The kanji 願 is 原 (source, also the sound) + 頁 (head): you bow your head when you ask for something. The same word gives お願いします, please, which is literally I humbly request.