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Kanji Detail for 請 - "to request, to invite, to receive"

請

  • Meaning

    請 means "to request, to invite, to receive."

    1. To request - To ask; to pray; to wish; to beg.

    2. Request - Petition; wish; desire.

    3. To report - To inform; to address.

    4. To invite - To summon; to call.

    5. To meet - To have an audience.

    6. To receive - To accept.

    7. To redeem - To pay and take back; to undertake.

  • Words using 請

    • 要請 ようせい Listen appeal; call for something; request
    • 申請 しんせい Listen application; request; petition
    • 請求 せいきゅう Listen claim; demand; charge
    • 請託 せいたく Listen solicitation
    • 請求権 せいきゅうけん Listen claim rights
    • 下請け したうけ Listen subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
    • 招請 しょうせい Listen invitation
    • 請願 せいがん Listen petition

  • Tattoo check: 請

    • Verified meaning: to request, to invite, to receive
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うけ, みち)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 請

    Given names 請(みち)Listen

    Surnames 請(うけ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    solicit; invite; ask

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ask, request; invite; please

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to ask, to request; to invite; please

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To call on. Therefore also means inquiring about well-being is called 請安 (pay respects). | To ask. Having questions for those one respects is called 請. Such as 請教 (seek advice), 請示 (request instructions). | To beseech. The meaning of humbly requesting. Such as 請旌 (request commendation), 請獎 (request reward). Also apologizing for crimes is called 請罪 (beg forgiveness), 請死 (beg for death). All mean requesting their command. | To invite. Inviting someone to come is called 請. Such as 聘請 (hire), 請客 (invite guests).

  • Onyomi

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    sei(セイ) セイ

    shin(シン) シン

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kou(こう) こう

    u.keru(う-ける) う-ける

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to request to invite to receive to meet to redeem to report accept demand pray wish ask for petition beseech entreat solicit plead appeal

Sentences including 請

  • I can't answer for his honesty.

  • I can't ensure that she will be here tomorrow.

  • You may ask me any amount of money you need.

  • He has taken all this work for nothing.

  • He assured me of his help.

  • They requested him to do the job.

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