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求

request
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingキュウ、グ
Kun readingもと.める
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. requestRtK
    彼は彼女の要求については一言も触れなかった。He made no mention of her request.tatoeba
  2. demand
  3. require
    測定には寸分の狂いもない精度が要求される。Flawless precision is required in the measurements.tatoeba
  4. want
  5. wish for
  1. to want
  2. to wish for
  3. to request
  4. to demand
  5. to require

Popular Usage

請求

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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arrow (矢) · grains of rice

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1004

Compound words

請求せいきゅう
claim; demand; charge; application; request
求めるもとめる
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to require
要求するようきゅうする
to demand
請求するせいきゅうする
claim
追求するついきゅうする
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.)
求刑きゅうけい
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
求職きゅうしょく
job hunting; seeking employment
求人きゅうじん
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
探求たんきゅう
search; quest; pursuit
追求ついきゅう
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
要求ようきゅう
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
欲求よっきゅう
desire; want; will; wish; urge
求心力きゅうしんりょく
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
請求書せいきゅうしょ
bill; account; invoice; information request form
請求権せいきゅうけん
claim rights
身代金要求みのしろきんようきゅう
ransom demand
希求ききゅう
longing
求むもとむ
to want
求ムもとむ
to want
求めもとめ
request
求愛きゅうあい
courting
求縁きゅうえん
courtship
求婚きゅうこん
marriage proposal
求償きゅうしょう
claim for damages

Kun Reading Examples

私たちは声を振り絞って助けを求めた。もとめる
We shouted for help at the tops of our voices.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は富の追求だけに興味を持った。
He was interested in only the pursuit of wealth.tatoeba
彼は貧乏であるが、気位が高くて援助を求めない。
He is poor but is too proud to ask for help.tatoeba
彼は必要以上の金を私に求めた。
He asked me for more money than was necessary.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 求

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