叶える

かなえる · kanaeru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan

wish

🧞 叶 (kanau = come true) + える (make): to make a wish come true, i.e. grant it

叶 is read kanau when it means come true, so 叶える means to make something come true. A genie is the classic wish-granter, which matches the meaning.

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