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Kanji Detail for 請 - "request, ask, claim"

請

  • Meaning

    請 means "request, ask, claim."

    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.

  • 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).
  • Onyomitip

    sei(せい) せい

    shin(しん) しん

    shoh(しょう) しょう

  • Kunyomitip

    ko.u(こう) こう

    u.keru(うける) うける

  • Strokestip

    15 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords
    request ask demand application contract subcontract petition beg invite receive undertake claim pray wish

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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