求
demand, request, require, want, wish for
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:7
JLPT:3
Frequency:220
Vocabulary
キュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 求刑 | キュウケイ | recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment |
| 求職 | キュウショク | job hunting; seeking employment |
| 求心力 | キュウシンリョク | centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power |
| 求人 | キュウジン | recruiting; job offer; job vacancy |
| 請求 | セイキュウ | claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service) |
グ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 求道 | グドウ | seeking after truth |
| 求道者 | グドウシャ | seeker after truth; one who seeks the way |
| 求法者 | グホウシャ | inquirer |
| 勤求 | ゴング | inquiring the Buddha way |
| 欣求浄土 | ゴングジョウド | seeking rebirth in the Pure Land |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 求める | もとめる | to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to require; to ask for; to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution); to purchase; to buy |
| 欲求 | よっきゅう | desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving |
| 身代金要求 | みのしろきんようきゅう | ransom demand |
| 探し求める | さがしもとめる | to search for; to seek for; to look for |
| 買い求める | かいもとめる | to buy |
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