求 — kanji meaning “request”
求
request, want, wish for, require, demand
- Meanings
- request, want, wish for, require, demand
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)、グ (gu)
- Kun'yomi
- もと.める
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #220 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- qiú — Chinese character page
Words with 求
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 要求 | ようきゅう youkyuu | demand; firm request; requisition |
| 請求 | せいきゅう seikyuu | claim; demand; charge |
| 求人 | きゅうじん kyuujin | recruiting; job offer; job vacancy |
| 欲求 | よっきゅう yokkyuu | desire; want; will |
| 追求 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase |
| 求める | もとめる motomeru | to want; to wish for |
| 探求 | たんきゅう tankyuu | search; quest; pursuit |
| 求刑 | きゅうけい kyuukei | recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment |
| 求職 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku | job hunting; seeking employment |
| 求め | もとめ motome | request; appeal; claim |
| 求心力 | きゅうしんりょく kyuushinryoku | centripetal force |
| 求愛 | きゅうあい kyuuai | courting; wooing; making advances |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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