Heart's Desire
Earnest Wish
noun, verbal noun, の adjective
What your thoughts request inside your head, nonstop like a crazy person, are your heart's desires.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
念願の赤ちゃん
a long-desired baby
念願のマイホーム
a long-desired home
念願の一人ぐらし
a desire to live alone
コウイチは、世界の平和を念願して、出家しました。
Koichi earnestly wished for world peace and became a priest.
ついに長年の念願だったアフリカ旅行を実げんしました。
I finally realized my long-awaited dreams of traveling in Africa.
やったー！ついに念願の彼氏ができたよー！やっぱ一生懸命願えば叶うもんだね！超幸せー！
Yay! After all this waiting, I finally got a boyfriend. I guess if you wish hard enough, you really can get what you want. I’m so happy!