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求

Request
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingキュウ、グ
Kun readingもと.める

Verbs with «求»

求める要求する請求する追求する買い求める探求する追い求める

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

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
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

Seek, request. A fur pelt — something everyone wants.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 求

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step