求
request, want, wish for, require, demand
Readings
On'yomi
- キュウ
- グ
Kun'yomi
- もと.める
Meaning
求 centers on actively seeking something you lack: making a request, wanting, wishing for, requiring, or demanding it.
Most common words using 求
20 of 167- 求めるもとめるN3
to want; to wish for
- 要求ようきゅうN3
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
- 請求せいきゅうN3
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
- 求人きゅうじんN2
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
- 欲求よっきゅうN1
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
- 追求ついきゅうN1
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
- 探求たんきゅう
search; quest; pursuit
- 求婚きゅうこん
marriage proposal; courtship
- 求むもとむ
to want; to wish for
- 求職きゅうしょく
job hunting; seeking employment
- 求愛きゅうあい
courting; wooing; making advances
- 訴求そきゅう
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
- 求刑きゅうけい
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
- 追い求めるおいもとめる
to pursue
- 求心力きゅうしんりょく
centripetal force
- 希求ききゅう
longing; strong desire; aspiration
- 求道きゅうどう
seeking after truth
- 探し求めるさがしもとめる
to search for; to seek for; to look for
- 求心きゅうしん
centripetal
- 求肥ぎゅうひ
gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight
Study
Etymology
求 originally depicted a fur coat, but it was borrowed early to represent seeking or requesting. The modern form no longer shows the coat image clearly.
Meaning mnemonic
The shape looks like a hand reaching out for something: the top horizontal stroke is the arm, the vertical stroke with branches is the hand and fingers, and the small dot is the desired object. 求 is reaching out to request or want something.
Reading mnemonic
For キュウ, imagine a cute puppy begging with its paw outstretched, wanting a treat: cute -> キュウ, and the puppy is requesting something.