請
請 — Solicit
solicit, invite, ask
On’yomiセイ (sei)
On’yomiシン (shin)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiこう (kou)
Kun’yomiうける (ukeru)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 請
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 要請 | ようせい yousei | appeal; call for something; request |
| 申請 | しんせい shinsei | application; request; petition |
| 請求 | せいきゅう seikyuu | claim; demand; charge |
| 請求権 | せいきゅうけん seikyuuken | claim rights |
| 請託 | せいたく seitaku | solicitation |
| 下請け | したうけ shitauke | subcontract; subcontractor (person or company) |
Study notes
請 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #524 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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