請 — kanji meaning “solicit”
請
solicit, invite, ask
- Meanings
- solicit, invite, ask
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、シン (shin)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- こ.う、う.ける
- Name readings
- うけ
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #524 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- qǐng — Chinese character page
Words with 請
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 申請 | しんせい shinsei | application; request; petition |
| 請求 | せいきゅう seikyuu | claim; demand; charge |
| 要請 | ようせい yousei | appeal; call for something; request |
| 請負 | うけおい ukeoi | contract (for work); contracting; undertaking |
| 請願 | せいがん seigan | petition |
| 下請け | したうけ shitauke | subcontract |
| 請け負う | うけおう ukeou | to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work) |
| 招請 | しょうせい shousei | invitation |
| 請負人 | うけおいにん ukeoinin | contractor |
| 請託 | せいたく seitaku | solicitation |
| 請け合う | うけあう ukeau | to undertake; to take on (task) |
| 強請る | ねだる nedaru | to beg; to pester; to plead |
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