請
solicit, invite, ask
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
15 / 15
Information
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 請待 | ショウタイ | invitation |
| 起請 | キショウ | vow |
| 不請不請 | フショウブショウ | reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly |
| 起請文 | キショウモン | religious oath in writing; written vow to the gods |
| 拝請 | ハイショウ | humbly inviting |
シン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普請 | フシン | building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.) |
セイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 申請 | シンセイ | application; request; petition |
| 請願 | セイガン | petition |
| 請求 | セイキュウ | claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service) |
| 要請 | ヨウセイ | appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand; axiom |
| 招請 | ショウセイ | invitation |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強請る | ねだる | to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune |
| 請ける | うける | to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well |
| 請ける | ウケる | to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well |
| 請け取る | うけとる | to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand |
| 請取 | うけとり | receiving; receipt |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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誌
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