求

request, want

JLPT N3 Grade 4 7 strokes

Kun'yomi: もと.める
On'yomi: キュウ・グ

求 means "request, want". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 7 strokes. It is read もと.める in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キュウ・グ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

求 in example sentences

ほんとに求職きゅうしょくは嫌きらいだ。

Honto ni kyuushoku wa kirai da.

I really hate job hunting.
請求書せいきゅうしょを合計ごうけいしてください。

Seikyuusho o goukei shite kudasai.

Please add up the bill.
君きみは彼かれに助言じょげんを求もとめるべきだ。

Kimi wa kare ni jogen o motomerubeki da.

You ought to ask him for advice.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 求 mean?: 求 means "request, want". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 求 have?: 求 is written in 7 strokes.
How is 求 read?: It is read もと.める in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キュウ・グ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 求?: 求 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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